Does Allen Institute pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Allen Institute employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Allen Institute. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Allen Institute?

51% of Allen Institute employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Allen Institute 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Allen Institute?

Research Associate (20) , Research Associate II (15) , Scientist (15) , Software Engineer (10) , Scientist II (9) , Research Associate I (8) , Scientist I (6) , Intern (3) , Research Assistant (3) , Administration (2) , Data Engineer (2) , Devops Engineer (2) , Legal Intern (2) , Manager (2) , Research Associate III (2)

What are the pros of working at Allen Institute according to real employee reviews?

"Good people." ((in 29 reviews)); "People at the institute are wonderful to work with and there are great benefits." ((in 27 reviews)); "Beautiful building overlooking south lake union" ((in 13 reviews)); "Work/Life Balance is great" ((in 10 reviews)); "Advanced lab equipments and team" ((in 8 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Allen Institute according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay for entry level roles" ((in 17 reviews)); "Poor Management" ((in 16 reviews)); "Not all managers are good" ((in 12 reviews)); "Salary is a bit low" ((in 7 reviews)); "Upper management does not consider ideas or improvements that originate from lower in the organizational hierarchy." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Allen Institute layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Allen Institute layoffs and their outlook for job security at Allen Institute in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Allen Institute locations?

Seattle , Tukwila , West Seattle , South Seattle

Allen Institute reviews

3.6

51% would recommend to a friend

(183 total reviews)

Rui Costa

63% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

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Allen Institute has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 183 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Allen Institute employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

183 reviews

4.0

Jan 17, 2020

Beautiful location, smart people doing incredible work.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people here are smart and passionate about Paul Allen’s vision for Big, Team and Open Science. The benefits package is great (50% match on 401k contributions).

Cons

Traffic in South Lake Union is rough.

3.0

Dec 17, 2019

Good stepping stone

Research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people, chill atmosphere, great benefits

Cons

Pay rate for RAs is low

Allen Institute Response

6y

Thank you for your feedback! The HR Operations team completed a deep dive into Research Associate compensation last Fall, and we made several market adjustments in early 2020 based on external benchmark data. Feel free to stop by my office and share further thoughts any time. ~Judy

5.0

Nov 27, 2019

nice environment

Scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

deep and great impact to the world

Cons

some positions like data scientist get lower paid than other big high tech companies, due to non profit

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Beautiful location, smart people doing incredible work.

Good stepping stone

nice environment

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