Does Sound Transit pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sound Transit employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sound Transit. This rating has decreased by 16% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Sound Transit?

26% of Sound Transit employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Sound Transit 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 2.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Sound Transit?

Program Manager (8) , Intern (7) , Project Manager (6) , Fare Ambassador (4) , Internship (4) , Senior Executive Assistant (4) , Senior Software Engineer (4) , Construction Manager (3) , Contract Specialist (3) , Deputy Director (3) , Engineer (3) , Accountant (2) , Management (2) , Operations Intern (2) , Project Coordinator (2)

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

"Medical benefits are great for employee and family" ((in 39 reviews)); "People are great and genuine." ((in 12 reviews)); "Career path with decent pay in ($45 after one year as of 2024) but most don't make it to the one year mark." ((in 8 reviews)); "Good work/life balance" ((in 8 reviews)); "Amazing Benefits Package" ((in 5 reviews))

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

"Inexperienced management." ((in 5 reviews)); "Some unskilled managers & directors, organization is becoming more top" ((in 4 reviews)); "Below average salary." ((in 4 reviews)); "There is a high level of incompetence in IT Senior Leadership and beyond, mostly promoted due to tenure rather than performance." ((in 4 reviews)); "The executive leadership and top line leadership is comprised of outsiders, and hand picked individuals." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Sound Transit locations?

Seattle , Washington , Auburn , Bellevue , Atlanta

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Sound Transit reviews

3.1

26% would recommend to a friend

(163 total reviews)

Dow Constantine

23% approve of CEO

25% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.7

Culture & values

2.6

Career opportunities

2.1

Senior management

Sound Transit has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 163 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sound Transit employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

163 reviews

3.0

Aug 16, 2021

Transit focused

Area manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, day to day work is not stressful for the most part, load is spread out fairly evenly.

Cons

Expectation to work graveyards and weekends regularly does not allow for work/life balance. Due to COVID, no raises for 2 years. Consensus from management is to be happy to have a job.

Sound Transit Response

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review. Like many companies, we were affected by COVID - though work/life balance does continue to be a priority. Please feel free reach out to our HR team at any time to discuss! We would love to hear more of your feedback.

5.0

Jun 8, 2021

Great place to work

Senior project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Invigorating mission, smart people, good people management.

Cons

Lots of bureaucracy being a public agency

Sound Transit Response

Thanks for taking the time to leave a review and for recognizing our amazing people! We always want to improve processes where we can and our HR team would love to hear more of your feedback.

4.0

May 26, 2021

Good place to work

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Sound Transit has good people and good benefits.

Cons

The Agency is getting and siloed.

Sound Transit Response

Thanks for taking the time to leave a review! We appreciate your feedback and would love to hear more details. Please feel free to reach out to our HR team at any time.

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