Is Shirley Ryan AbilityLab a good company to work for?

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 521 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 4% over the last 12 months. 89% of employees would recommend working at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab to a friend and 75% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Shirley Ryan AbilityLab have been left by employees working as Research Intern , PCT Patient Care Tech and Research Assistant .

Does Shirley Ryan AbilityLab pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab?

89% of Shirley Ryan AbilityLab employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Shirley Ryan AbilityLab 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab?

Registered Nurse (36) , Patient Care Technician (22) , Physical Therapist (19) , PCT Patient Care Tech (15) , Occupational Therapist (14) , Research Assistant (13) , Registered Nurse, BSN (12) , Research Intern (12) , Administrative Coordinator (9) , Rehab Tech (9) , Manager (8) , Certified Nursing Assistant CNA (6) , Speech Language Pathologist (6) , Research Engineer (5) , Intern (4)

What are the pros of working at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab according to real employee reviews?

"Great patients and people to work with." ((in 24 reviews)); "Some great coworkers that are willing to help." ((in 21 reviews)); "Friendly Staff, PTs open to explain and teach" ((in 20 reviews)); "3. Good benefits" ((in 18 reviews)); "Amazing, Professional, State of the art facility, modern and uptodate." ((in 17 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Shirley Ryan AbilityLab locations?

Chicago , Homewood , Elk Grove Village , Streeterville , Bloomington , Evanston , Naperville , Willowbrook , Woodridge , Worth , New York , Oklahoma City , Schererville , San Francisco , USAF Academy , Elk Grove

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab reviews

4.1

89% would recommend to a friend

(448 total reviews)

Pablo Celnik, MD

89% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

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Shirley Ryan AbilityLab has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 448 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Shirley Ryan AbilityLab employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

Reviews by job title

448 reviews

4.0

Feb 2, 2026

Excellent Floor Administration

Registered nurse

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

My unit had great administration, very fair and supportive

Cons

Constant floating to other units

3.0

Jan 30, 2026

Registered nurse

Rn

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You get to work with high tech equipment and good training

Cons

High acuity low staff and high turnover

4.0

Jan 21, 2026

Amazing till its not

Rehab tech

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pros: Get to be part of changing people's lives and see all different walks of life. Able to see many different departments as flex, and thus build more experience. Find out if physical therapy is for you and able to use the SRABL name on resume.

Cons

1. Terrible management. I went through 4 or 5 different managers and they will not defend you if anything arises because they dont make an effort to know you or even read your file for performance reviews. 2. Stingy with shifts 3. God complex egos

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Jobs at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

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On-Call/Registry Patient Dining Assistant (12 hour shifts)

On-Call/PRN Environmental Services Technician/Housekeeping - Day Shift (7:00am-3:30pm)

Patient Dining Assistant - Full-Time (12 hour shifts)

Environmental Services Technician/Housekeeping - Day Shift (7:00am-3:30pm), Full-Time