Does Allen Institute pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Allen Institute employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Allen Institute. This rating has decreased by 7% 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 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 2.8 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?

"People at the institute are wonderful to work with and there are great benefits." ((in 22 reviews)); "Beautiful building overlooking south lake union" ((in 13 reviews)); "Great work life balance" ((in 11 reviews)); "Advanced lab equipments and team" ((in 7 reviews)); "Great work culture!" ((in 6 reviews))

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

"Low pay for entry level roles" ((in 16 reviews)); "Poor Management" ((in 16 reviews)); "Not all managers are good" ((in 11 reviews)); "Salary is a bit low" ((in 8 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

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Allen Institute reviews

3.5

51% would recommend to a friend

(183 total reviews)

Rui Costa

63% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.4

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Senior management

2.8

Career opportunities

Allen Institute has an employee rating of 3.5 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).

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Reviews by job title

183 reviews

5.0

Jan 8, 2017

Former Employee

Anonymous employee

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Business Outlook

Pros

Surrounded by incredibly smart and capable people, great mission/doing important and necessary work, good benefits, emphasis on work-life balance.

Cons

Not many negatives come to mind when thinking back on my time at the Allen Institute; pretty much all good.

5.0

Dec 1, 2016

Awesome place, people, and science

Intern

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CEO approval

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Pros

I was a summer intern and had an amazing experience. The people are both very talented and friendly. Almost all funding comes from Paul Allen so scientists are focused much more on the science and discovery rather than publishing, grants, etc. All their data is published on their website for anyone to use. I learned a ton just from the weekly research presentations from in house and visiting scientists in their large atrium. This is by no means an exhaustive list of the pros, Allen Institute has so much more to offer.

Cons

They have free coffee on 6th floor overlooking South Lake Union, its a great spot to take a break, only con is that coffee is not that great.

4.0

Oct 24, 2016

Good lab, growing quickly

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

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Pros

The Allen Institute is doing some really interesting research and is undergoing a lot of growth. It is a much better employer than most other employees in biotech that I've experienced.

Cons

Middle management sometimes treated lab techs like children. I was a pretty low level employee but still, I was an adult and had BS degree in Neuroscience. Would have been nice to be treated with a bit more respect.

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