Does Milken Institute pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Milken Institute employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Milken Institute. This rating has improved by 16% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Milken Institute?

66% of Milken Institute employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Milken Institute 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Milken Institute?

Senior Associate (10) , Associate Director (9) , Director (9) , Intern (7) , Associate (6) , Executive Assistant (3) , Executive Director (3) , Business and Program Development (2) , Senior Research Analyst (2)

What are the pros of working at Milken Institute according to real employee reviews?

"The people are great." ((in 11 reviews)); "great team to work with." ((in 7 reviews)); "Really supportive working environment, great colleagues, lot of spaces to grow" ((in 7 reviews)); "Good work/ life balance" ((in 5 reviews)); "Pay is decent for a non" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Milken Institute layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Milken Institute locations?

Santa Monica , Washington , Los Angeles , Riverton , New York , Moorpark , Manhattan Beach

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3.4

66% would recommend to a friend

(94 total reviews)

Richard Ditizio

69% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.3

Career opportunities

3.1

Culture & values

3.0

Senior management

Milken Institute has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 94 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Milken Institute employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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94 reviews

1.0

Oct 17, 2018

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Research associate

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Pros

Great work-life balance beach-side office (tough commute unless your'e on the Westside)

Cons

Out of control office politics Nepotism is blatant and rampant Senior staff receive high salaries (despite their having no research backgrounds and producing nothing) while junior staff (who do the work) are poorly paid. Do yourself a favor and ignore the obvious shill reviews seeded by management and listen to the candid, real, reviews. This place is terrible.

1.0

Jul 25, 2018

Listen to the reviews: Stay Away

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None, maybe it will look good on your resume when you are just starting your career. Other than that, stay far away from this organization or so-called think tank.

Cons

Culture of fear, oppressive and creates hostile work environments. It's a shame that the organization ended up this way. It could be a really great place to work if the structure wasn't such a disaster. There's no trust among employees and are too afraid to speak up. People feel like they are disposable all the time. At the end of the day, it's all about Global Conference and all the other conferences (or revenue-generating conferences). It's ironic that all these conferences discuss "change" and "improvement", yet none exists in this institute.

2.0

Jun 25, 2018

Associate

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's a great place to make connections in the finance industry. Some of your coworkers will be great people, united by their hatred of the company as a whole.

Cons

It's a gossipy office (with good reason sometimes). Management seems to be there as a twilight career when they're not quite ready to retire. Most work falls to the middle managers and the lowest ranked employees. No one believes in the mission.

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