Is Protiviti a good company to work for?

Protiviti has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 5,060 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 70% of employees would recommend working at Protiviti to a friend and 54% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Protiviti have been left by employees working as Managing Director , Intern - Hourly and Intern .

Does Protiviti pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Protiviti employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Protiviti. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Protiviti?

70% of Protiviti employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Protiviti 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Protiviti?

Consultant (766) , Senior Consultant (646) , Manager (300) , Senior Manager (193) , Associate Director (113) , Intern (97) , Director (82) , Consultant II (62) , Deputy Manager (56) , Technology Consultant (55) , Managing Director (48) , AML Analyst (43) , Senior Consultant II (42) , Consultant 2 (40) , Analyst (38)

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

"Great culture if you are a young professional out of college looking for a play hard mindset!" ((in 551 reviews)); "Great people to work with and young culture is excellent" ((in 525 reviews)); "Work Life Balance and Good Benefits" ((in 426 reviews)); "Good benefits and time off" ((in 99 reviews)); "Great leadership and very supportive in making sure you succeed and thrive." ((in 91 reviews))

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

"Pay is very low at the entry level and projects are extremely boring." ((in 191 reviews)); "Low Salary : Salary offered at Protiviti is lesser compared to most of its peers." ((in 131 reviews)); "Different managers have different "personalities and expectations."" ((in 63 reviews)); "It logically follows that they offer employees little to no training on topics other than financial audit." ((in 53 reviews)); "the downside working at Protiviti is the low compensation" ((in 52 reviews))

What are employees saying about Protiviti layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Protiviti locations?

New York , Chicago , Houston , Dallas , Atlanta , Los Angeles , San Francisco , Washington , Seattle , Charlotte , Philadelphia , Saint Louis , Cincinnati , Denver , Boston , Phoenix , Minneapolis , Salt Lake City , Tampa , Fort Lauderdale , Orlando , McLean , Blue Ash , Indianapolis , Miami , Austin , Tysons Corner , Pittsburgh , Cleveland , Santa Clara

Protiviti reviews

3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(4,212 total reviews)

Joseph A. Tarantino

79% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

3.2

Compensation and benefits

Protiviti has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 4,212 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Protiviti employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.6 stars).

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4.0

Mar 24, 2009

Great place to start - but company needs to mature to support experienced professionals

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Protiviti is a great place to start a career. For the college graduate, consulting / internal audit is great place to learn and experience multiple aspects of a business in a short period of time with little or no experience. Individuals who come out of consulting/professional services firms definitely have a leg up on individuals in industry as they have gained a set of skills in working between different groups and understanding how a business works.

Cons

The organization is still new although it aspires to be more established and well recognized. The Protiviti name is not exactly a "household" brand when it comes to internal audit and risk consulting - which may be a hard pill for the ex-Anderson types to swallow, but the company is pushing forward. Most consultants will spend a fair amount of time doing public compliance (SOX) work - which can get old pretty quickly if that is all you are staffed to.

3.0

Mar 23, 2009

Protiviti a great place to be for the first six years of your career, if you're in year seven or later...look elsewhere.

Associate director

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Pros

If you're looking to start a career or re-invent yourself Protiviti is the place to be. If however, you are looking to continue your career growth it is not the place for you. Protiviti has everything necessary to allow someone to build a solid career until you reach the Senior Manager level.

Cons

Once you achieve Senior Manager or Associate Director, you will unfortunately get a front row seat in witnessing the backstabbing, indecision, and confusion that is Protiviti's executive and MD leadership team(s). They have over diversified themselves to the point of complete confusion. If you need proof, look at the confusion associated with how they align themselves internally. They restructured 2 years ago and no one knew what it meant, they did it again last year by renaming all their services and no one knew who they reported to, now they are doing it again. That much change, leads me to think Protiviti no longer knows who they are, or what they want to be....this has resulted in MD's blazing their own trails, and operating individually. In my opinion, this is why they are experiencing success in pockets, and not across an entire service offering, they are in effect....not operating as a team, but as a series of small practices associated by name only.

3.0

Mar 18, 2009

Bail out and look elsewhere... They prob. wont make it.

Senior security consultant

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Pros

Frat life like atmosphere with young/engergetic people, good happy hours. You get exposure to project mgmt , many industries. Something great clients in exciting locations, otherwise your are small town USA with good people. You will get to work in diverse range of projects (sometimes) and this will help you hone in on your long term career goals. for example when you see another job you envy or client it helps you better understand your long term career goals. You learn effective ways to tackle tough problems . When you move on you will look like a super star for coming with inventive solutions (when really you have done it before) You learn to make great deliverables in a short period of times and learn to work under pressure.

Cons

- Lots of hours/ eating billable time work life balance Incompetent Mgmt IT audit focused firm Unable to deliver solutions since mgmt rarely understand anything but IT Audit

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Great place to start - but company needs to mature to support experienced professionals

Protiviti a great place to be for the first six years of your career, if you're in year seven or later...look elsewhere.

Bail out and look elsewhere... They prob. wont make it.

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