Does Institute For Humane Studies pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Institute For Humane Studies employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Institute For Humane Studies. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Institute For Humane Studies?

49% of Institute For Humane Studies employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Institute For Humane Studies 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Institute For Humane Studies?

Intern (3) , Coordinator (2) , Director (2) , Manager (2)

What are the pros of working at Institute For Humane Studies according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits (including tuition waiver) are excellent." ((in 5 reviews)); "Everyone is pretty friendly and its great that everyone is so like" ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Institute For Humane Studies according to real employee reviews?

"Depending on what "team" you end up on, the culture is highly variable." ((in 4 reviews)); "Pay is low." ((in 4 reviews)); "Upper management knows this but is not interested in solving the problem." ((in 4 reviews)); "But they're all junior people who have very few decision rights and equally little job security." ((in 3 reviews)); "What do they do other than collect salary?" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Institute For Humane Studies layoffs in 2026?

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

Institute For Humane Studies reviews

3.3

49% would recommend to a friend

(45 total reviews)

Emily Chamlee Wright

78% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

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Institute For Humane Studies has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 45 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Institute For Humane Studies employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

45 reviews

5.0

Jun 8, 2016

Wonderful Place to Work

Anonymous employee

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Pros

IHS is an incredible organization with passionate people willing to work hard and have fun doing it.

Cons

Depending on what "team" you end up on, the culture is highly variable.

3.0

May 6, 2016

Meh.

Anonymous employee

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Pros

There's no dress code, and it's easy to make friends. Work hours and vacation time are very flexible. Benefits (including tuition waiver) are excellent. It's easy to rise up the ladder--basically to get promoted, all you need to do is stick around for more than a year and sell your mediocre ideas as innovative. Excellent benefits. There's a pretty easy workload and no work actually gets done. Overall this isn't a bad job to have for a couple years, as long as you don't get too sucked into the culture.

Cons

The pay is way too low. The entire place is incredibly disorganized, which is possibly a result of different departments having totally separate visions and strategies. There's no room for true intellectual disagreement, and the culture can be weirdly negative. Management is poor (as a result of the ease of becoming promoted). It is much more difficult to work here if you are a person of color, a woman, or queer. If you care about actually making a difference in the world, go elsewhere--none of the work IHS does actually makes a difference. People don't have to put a lot of effort into their work, and can get away with being very lazy.

5.0

Apr 27, 2016

Wonderful culture! Great cause

Anonymous employee

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Pros

The Institute for Humane Studies has a dedicated team of staff devoted to classically liberal ideals working together for the same cause. Wonderful culture, great tuition benefits, and great location.

Cons

The salaries are low and mid level management could be strengthened

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