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

1.0

Jun 13, 2019

A perfect combination of the worst aspects of academia and biotechnology

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

9-5 pm culture, benefits, public recognition, Seattle

Cons

See past posts on the cons of: management, culture, attrition rates - it is the just the very tip of the iceberg

4.0

Mar 3, 2015

I work in a support position.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

In six months, we will be moving in to a new, state-of-the-art building in South Lake Union that Paul Allen is building us. We are well funded and have been growing quickly in the last few years. We do great science that is given away for free all over the world. The benefits are great. Overall, a very nice group of people.

Cons

There are a few in upper management that are toxic and have been that way for years, but nothing is done about them.

4.0

Oct 28, 2008

A great mission, and good people, but growing pains can make working there difficult.

Research associate i

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The Institute has an excellent mission, to create tools to assist neurological research around the world and make the tools and data available as public domain. They provide excellent benefits, including medical and dental without any employee premiums and low copays. The people working at AIBS are by and large intelligent, hard working and excellent people to work with.

Cons

The Allen Institute for Brain Science is a small company trying to grow, and going through some growing pains. They have ambitious short term goals combined with poor planning by project leads, which creates unmanageable deadlines for people downstream. Upper management and PhD's sometimes ignore advice of those working in "lower" positions without advanced degrees, regardless of experience.

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