Does King County pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, King County employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at King County. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at King County?

80% of King County employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated King County 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at King County?

Project Manager (21) , Program Manager (12) , Intern (8) , Transit Operator (7) , Administrator (6) , Engineer II (6) , Human Resources Analyst (5) , Internship (5) , Attorney (4) , Engineer (4) , Functional Analyst (4) , Intern - Hourly (4) , Supervisor (4) , Administrative Assistant (3) , Administrative Specialist II (3)

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

"Great benefits and pension!" ((in 142 reviews)); "Good pay for less hours" ((in 59 reviews)); "Great people and activities for good purpose." ((in 43 reviews)); "Good work life balance to work" ((in 26 reviews)); "Independent assignments and great benefits" ((in 14 reviews))

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

"Many managers have never done the job below which they are managing and cannot answer your questions." ((in 11 reviews)); "poor leadership, lack of direction, too many chiefs, lack of clarity, unprofessional behaviors amongst some management (gossip, temper tantrums, language, nepotism,etc); resistance to change; behavior and communication that is inconsistent with the County's priorities of promoting equity, or improving public engagement." ((in 10 reviews)); "Was an Americorps position so I wasn't making enough money to justify the long hours and high demands." ((in 8 reviews)); "No training for new hires." ((in 6 reviews)); "Transfer opportunities are seniority based and not always approved by upper management." ((in 5 reviews))

What are the top reviewed King County locations?

Seattle , Renton , Kent , Federal Way , Issaquah , Tukwila , Bellevue , West Seattle , Brooklyn , Houston , Hanford , Everett , Gig Harbor , Kirkland , Maple Valley , Puyallup , Kissimmee

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King County reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(586 total reviews)

Dow Constantine

69% approve of CEO

78% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

King County has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 586 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The King County employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

586 reviews

5.0

Aug 9, 2020

Brief review

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company to work for

Cons

Hierarchical in some sections but not all

1.0

Aug 6, 2020

Job Not a Career

Senior systems administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, including healthcare, life insurance, sick and other leave, telework. Many excellent coworkers. Unionized. The union helps keep the bad managers at least monitored and called out and occasionally can push to get them removed. There are many fine social programs that give staff more options for improving their situation. The health program has much potential if it were applied more sincerely at all management levels.

Cons

Not able to function as an admin. Rules and policies keep changing and are not enforced consistently. The animals are running the zoo. They are penny wise and pound foolish. People, projects, and programs are chronically underfunded and set up for failure. Much project management devolves into bullying of staff who are trying to contribute. An authoritarian system with managers desperately trying to impress those above them and dumping stress on those below them. The managers will say they favor work-life balance and employee health, but their practices are too often the opposite, causing burnout.

5.0

Jul 14, 2020

Good people doing good work

Business and finance officer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, equity in pay, and generally meaningful work

Cons

Some units have entrenched bureaucracy that can make it slow to get things done

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