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 141 reviews)); "Good pay for less hours" ((in 61 reviews)); "Great people and activities for good purpose." ((in 41 reviews)); "Good work life balance to work" ((in 27 reviews)); "Independent assignments and great benefits" ((in 13 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 9 reviews)); "No training for new hires." ((in 8 reviews)); "Was an Americorps position so I wasn't making enough money to justify the long hours and high demands." ((in 8 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

Apr 11, 2021

N/A

Site manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good pay and benefits.

Cons

Many positions are only temporary.

5.0

Apr 10, 2021

Great employer

Noxious weed control specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible schedule, benefits, competetive pay

Cons

Some beaurocratic nonsense from time to time

1.0

Apr 5, 2021

This review is for the Dept of Public Defense

Legal

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

the County offers the best benefits package around, which keeps people here no matter how miserable

Cons

From the very top all the way down to supervisors, office politics are put above management principles and everyone fights the union at every turn. The union is ineffective because every level of management has gotten very good at manipulating the system so that supervisors and managers can treat employees badly and burn them out with no real checks and balances in place. They hire more attorneys as cases increase, piling on more work for paralegals and legal assistants, but constantly make excuses about why they won't hire more support staff. I wouldn't recommend anyone work here under any circumstances.

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