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 20 reviews)); "People are smart and passionate about the work." ((in 13 reviews)); "Great benefits and pay." ((in 9 reviews)); "4. good work life balance" ((in 9 reviews)); "Talented and dedicated coworkers who believe in the causes we fund." ((in 5 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 management experience" ((in 4 reviews)); "harming layoffs; and maintaining leaders even when business goals flounder and morale tanks." ((in 3 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))

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

4.0

Sep 14, 2019

A lot of potential

Director

Recommend

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

2.0

Sep 5, 2019

Great mission! Disappointing leaders and culture.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-401k matching -Work from home Wednesday’s -Compassionate founder -Smart co-workers from diverse backgrounds -Beautiful, open office space -Compelling mission

Cons

-Negative reviews concerning culture and leadership that have been posted here are ACCURATE -Loads of turnover, questionable terminations & spontaneous layoffs -Top heavy, hierarchical -Lack of diversity of thought, people fear retaliation if they speak up -Not as collaborative and flat as I’d expected or hoped for -Many decisions made from top down as subordinate voices don’t really get heard -Major lack of transparency

4.0

Aug 22, 2019

A new organization dedicated to making a difference

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Lots of incredibly smart, mission oriented individuals - Long term focus - Good benefits - Unique blend of philanthropy, grant making, investment, technology and advocacy - Working on hard problems - Dedicated (but not yet figured out) how to live diversity well

Cons

- This is a well funded, but new organizations. Not all the answers have been sorted out and infrastructure is still getting built. Not good if individuals not comfortable with ambiguity or blank space. - Lots of people from different backgrounds that speak different "languages" per say. Sometimes it takes a bit extra effort to communicate well and sometimes there can be misunderstandings that takes effort to sort out.

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