Does Chan Zuckerberg Initiative pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Chan Zuckerberg Initiative?

44% of Chan Zuckerberg Initiative employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Chan Zuckerberg Initiative 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Chan Zuckerberg Initiative?

Software Engineer (15) , Senior Software Engineer (8) , Manager (4) , Director (3) , Technical Recruiter (3) , Program Manager (2) , Project Manager (2) , SWE Intern (2) , Senior Project Manager (2)

What are the pros of working at Chan Zuckerberg Initiative according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits" ((in 21 reviews)); "Met some amazing people" ((in 12 reviews)); "Good pay, awesome coworkers" ((in 7 reviews)); "Decent pay" ((in 7 reviews)); "4. good work life balance" ((in 6 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Chan Zuckerberg Initiative according to real employee reviews?

"bad leadership, needs to figure out what they want" ((in 6 reviews)); "Lack of diversity of thought, people fear retaliation if they speak up" ((in 3 reviews)); "Lack of transparency and direct communication" ((in 3 reviews)); "harming layoffs; and maintaining leaders even when business goals flounder and morale tanks." ((in 2 reviews))

What are employees saying about Chan Zuckerberg Initiative layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Chan Zuckerberg Initiative locations?

Redwood City , San Francisco , New York , Redwood Park

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative reviews

3.4

44% would recommend to a friend

(94 total reviews)

Priscilla Chan

70% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 94 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

94 reviews

5.0

Apr 4, 2020

Amazing people. Inspiring leadership

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Supportive leaders with the incentives and resources to help us succeed. Talented and dedicated coworkers who believe in the causes we fund. Everyone is focused on being a humble, courageous and collaborative teammate across the organization

Cons

I’m not sure this is a con but I guess sometimes it’s challenging to work for an organization at this stage of their development. For me, it’s a chance to build something while trying to be present in moments when my vision or working style might be different from a coworker’s.

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Response

6y

We are happy that you are having a positive experience. As a young philanthropic organization, there is ambiguity and change as we build out our roadmap, but that’s what makes CZI unique and exciting! We are pleased that you embrace this opportunity to foster growth, and appreciate you sharing.

5.0

Oct 22, 2019

A start-up philanthropy

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart, kind colleagues who care about the mission; good work/life balance; intellectual challenge to build new programs/models for a new org that is part philanthropy, part tech company, part research /academic entity and part advocacy org. Very diverse team as a result — far more diverse than most Silicon Valley companies. founders are genuine, inspiring, patient and kind - Priscilla in particular.

Cons

Growth that was too fast and not fully aligned to work earlier on has had impact on role clarity, engagement and caused churn; consensus decision making at times makes things overly bureaucratic for the size of org; lack of tough decision making can be frustrating if you are from a background outside of nonprofits; very process heavy - modeled off of Facebook (but team is relatively small so that can be burdensome).

4.0

Sep 14, 2019

A lot of potential

Director

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Incredible colleagues from diverse backgrounds; big ambitions and desire to do things differently; good benefits and decent work life balance

Cons

The org grew very fast and as a result is working through a lot of growing pains, turnover and working through the kind of culture it will foster

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