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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Race / Ethnicity

Gender

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Reviews by job title

163 reviews

5.0

May 19, 2021

Mission Focused, Amazing People

Chief of staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Sound Transit has heart and incredible technical skill - the people here love our mission and this region, and want to deliver on the promise to taxpayers to bring more public transportation.

Cons

The agency's been built while operating and sometimes that shows.

Sound Transit Response

We really appreciate you taking the time to leave a review! Thank you for sharing this feedback and for your contribution to Sound Transit's success.

3.0

May 6, 2021

Top Heavy

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good People to work with.

Cons

very top heavy in my area

Sound Transit Response

Thanks for taking the time to leave a review! We really appreciate feedback and are sorry to hear complaints about any of our departments. Please feel free to reach out to our HR team at any time if you would like to discuss your advice to management more in depth.

4.0

Apr 19, 2021

Sound Transit

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Meaningful vision and purpose, supportive culture, flexible working, benefits are excellent.

Cons

Bureaucratic, extremely risk averse, limited autonomy

Sound Transit Response

Thank you so much for leaving a review and recommending Sound Transit as a mission-driven and supportive place to work! We appreciate your feedback and would love to hear more. Please feel free to reach out to our HR team at any time.

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