Does Simons Foundation pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Simons Foundation employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Simons Foundation. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Simons Foundation?

76% of Simons Foundation employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Simons Foundation 4.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.5 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Simons Foundation?

Flatiron Research Fellow (14) , Research Fellow (7) , Software Engineer (4) , Research Analyst (3) , Research Scientist (3) , Intern (2) , Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2) , Postdoctoral Researcher (2) , Project Manager (2) , Research Assistant (2) , Research Associate (2) , Researcher (2)

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

"great benefits" ((in 18 reviews)); "Great people and awesome science" ((in 12 reviews)); "You will have friendly colleagues." ((in 3 reviews)); "In the center of Manhattan, they provide comfortable offices (and housing), free food, access to compute resources, a vibrant atmosphere of seminars and conferences with top profile scientists, apart from the possibility to collaborate with the many affiliated researchers." ((in 3 reviews))

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

"Confrontational management, obsession with changing technologies every other week, working in a hermetically sealed bubble closed off to the real world." ((in 3 reviews)); "Salaries are below average." ((in 3 reviews))

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4.4

76% would recommend to a friend

(91 total reviews)

David Spergel

88% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.6

Work/Life balance

4.6

Compensation and benefits

4.5

Culture & values

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Senior management

3.9

Career opportunities

Simons Foundation has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 91 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Simons Foundation 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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91 reviews

4.0

Nov 11, 2025

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Postdoctoral fellow

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great infrastructure, good salary for postdoc

Cons

Disorganized management, no feedback mechanism for day-to-day work

5.0

Sep 18, 2025

Excellent environment, rewarding experience

Software engineer intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Interesting projects with scientific applications - 1-1 mentorship - SF provided all meals during working days - SF provided housing in Manhattan

Cons

- Less collaborative work (at least in my case)

3.0

Aug 8, 2025

RTO and family-unfriendly policies

Administration

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The Simons Foundation has a good reputation in the sector, and a lot of very talented people work there. Health insurance is excellent.

Cons

In 2025 management implemented a rigid in-office policy whereby employees forfeit their one work from home day per week if they have taken a sick day or if the foundation has had a holiday earlier in the week. Leadership has underestimated the amount of widespread anger this has caused, and the difficulties this creates for working families. Administrative departments are overworked and complain about lack of work-life balance.

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