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

5.0

Mar 26, 2025

Great

Research fellow

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great, collaboration, high computational resources

Cons

Hard cut off for research fellow

4.0

Mar 23, 2025

Great place to work

Senior executive assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits Hard working staff

Cons

Too many meetings and inconsistencies.

5.0

Mar 22, 2025

Work here

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing people work facilities benefits

Cons

Pretty much nothing is bad

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