Does Dallas County pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Dallas County employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Dallas County. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Dallas County?

57% of Dallas County employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Dallas County 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Dallas County?

Clerk II (8) , Juvenile Supervision Officer (7) , Attorney (5) , Probation Officer (5) , Admissions Coordinator (4) , Detention Officer (4) , Juvenile Probation Officer (4) , Administrative Assistant (3) , Community Supervision Officer (3) , Court Clerk (3) , Data Entry Clerk (3) , Executive Assistant (3) , Technician (3) , CSO (2) , Case Manager (2)

What are the pros of working at Dallas County according to real employee reviews?

"The benefits are great!" ((in 37 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 14 reviews)); "Working for the Juvenile department gives you access to a great retirement and insurance system." ((in 7 reviews)); "Great Benefits, flexible, coworkers and easy." ((in 5 reviews)); "and great work life balance." ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Dallas County according to real employee reviews?

"Overworked No help for supervisor low pay low moral" ((in 17 reviews)); "Poor management" ((in 10 reviews)); "Often brittle and authoritarian leadership by department head/elected official" ((in 7 reviews)); "Salary is low; there is no civil service protections; promotion is base on friendships, not merit." ((in 6 reviews)); "no room for advancement for some of us" ((in 5 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Dallas County locations?

Dallas , Irving , Mesquite , Richardson , Houston , Texas City , Perry , Dallas , Dallas-Fort Worth

Dallas County reviews

3.2

57% would recommend to a friend

(275 total reviews)

Clay Jenkins

55% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

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Dallas County has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 275 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Dallas County 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

275 reviews

1.0

Feb 6, 2018

CSO II

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Benefits , a lot of holidays and

Cons

Poor Management, stressful job and micromanagement

3.0

Aug 15, 2017

Great people, poor pay

Registered nurse ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working with dedicated people who genuinely want to help Dallas county citizens; guaranteed pension plus voluntary retirement available; daytime business hours with weekends, holidays off

Cons

Typical government bureaucracy; very low pay compared to similar positions in the private sector; more emphasis on attendance than on quality work; requiring salaried employees to clock in/out with zero leeway on "tardiness"

2.0

Jul 20, 2017

Probation

Cso

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The 200 % retirement contribution is great but who wants to be miserable all of those years.

Cons

High turn over, stressful, no employee appreciation.

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