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 134 reviews)); "Good pay for less hours" ((in 55 reviews)); "Great people and activities for good purpose." ((in 47 reviews)); "Good work life balance to work" ((in 27 reviews)); "Independent assignments and great benefits" ((in 12 reviews))

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

"Managers don't talk to their staff." ((in 10 reviews)); "No training for new hires." ((in 9 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)); "Poor culture" ((in 9 reviews)); "Was an Americorps position so I wasn't making enough money to justify the long hours and high demands." ((in 8 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

2.0

Oct 24, 2019

working for the county

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Competitive compensation - Great benefits

Cons

- Dysfunctional and disorganized management - Management does not listen to concerns of employees - Very stressful - Limited PTO

5.0

Aug 7, 2018

Professionally run IT shop

Operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits Good top level technology leadership Cutting edge tech in place or being deployed Lots of training/employee investment

Cons

Weak/ inexperienced managers in the business Lots of wasted time/expense Terrible pmo Unions are in the way and are the root cause to many of the cons here

5.0

Dec 5, 2017

King County - A Great Place to Work!

Secretary

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, pay, culture, professional experience, and you feel like you are genuinely giving back to the community you live in. I LOVED working for King County government. I would work there again!

Cons

My department within King County had some internal issues, but King County overall is a great organization to work for and they really care about employees.

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