Does Community Transit pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Community Transit employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Community Transit. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Community Transit?

70% of Community Transit employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Community Transit 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Community Transit?

Coach Operator (18) , Manager (2) , Transit Driver (2)

What are the pros of working at Community Transit according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits, including employee gym and physical therapy" ((in 13 reviews)); "pay is good" ((in 7 reviews)); "Great people in my department." ((in 5 reviews)); "Good training." ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Community Transit according to real employee reviews?

"In that regard, work from home has been a boon for many, so much so that now management now has staff sign contracts agreeing to come into the office on certain days." ((in 4 reviews)); "my manager was able to get away with workplace harassment" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Community Transit layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Community Transit locations?

Everett , Seattle , Snohomish , Eddystone , South Snohomish

Community Transit reviews

3.6

70% would recommend to a friend

(57 total reviews)

Ric Ilgenfritz

60% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Community Transit has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 57 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Community Transit employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

57 reviews

2.0

Sep 26, 2022

Current Coach Operator

Coach operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good pay for the Industry as a whole. - Decent Benefit Package - Fitness Center sorta - Physical Therapy Services on site

Cons

- Other Agencies in area pay more - Micromanagement a major issue - Punitive everything, never seen a company try to hard to terminate you. - Attempting to install DriveCAM AI cameras on drivers. - Little effort to provide a safe workplace, usually way behind industry on Safety.

Community Transit Response

3y

Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We know there is always room for improvement and appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts. We seek to provide a work environment that models our core values, including accountability, integrity and mutual respect. We are disappointed to learn that you had experiences that did not live up to those values. We have forwarded your feedback to the appropriate leaders. We also encourage you to consider talking to your manager or someone from our employee engagement team about these experiences so that we can further look into and address them. Thank you.

2.0

Mar 27, 2022

Review

Procurement specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great company to work for.

Cons

certain management could try to be better for their team.

4.0

May 27, 2021

Decent company

Bus driver

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good PTO, benefits, pension and it’s easy.

Cons

Bad schedule and it lasts years Split-shifts

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Jobs at Community Transit

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Security (SOC) Dispatcher

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