Is TxDOT a good company to work for?

TxDOT has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 871 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months. 63% of employees would recommend working at TxDOT to a friend and 43% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about TxDOT have been left by employees working as Summer Intern , Engineering Intern and Engineering Technician .

Does TxDOT pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, TxDOT employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at TxDOT. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at TxDOT?

63% of TxDOT employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated TxDOT 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at TxDOT?

Engineering Assistant (26) , Intern (26) , Summer Intern (21) , Maintenance Technician (17) , Engineering Intern (16) , Transportation Engineer (16) , Construction Inspector (13) , Engineering Assistant II (11) , Engineering Technician (11) , Project Manager (10) , Summer Engineering Tech (10) , Inspector (9) , Summer Engineering Intern (9) , Engineer Assistant (8) , Engineering Assistant III (8)

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

"benefits are good and sufficient" ((in 107 reviews)); "People are great and friendly." ((in 70 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 45 reviews)); "Tasks at hand are doable and to build time off is very easy." ((in 30 reviews)); "Friendly coworkers and great support." ((in 17 reviews))

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

"Pay is low that you need to have a long commute in order to find a house to live." ((in 82 reviews)); "Low salary compared to other companies." ((in 34 reviews)); "The management is incompetent." ((in 18 reviews)); "Horrible leadership and high expectations" ((in 10 reviews)); "Pay is significantly lower than private sector and local governments." ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about TxDOT layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about TxDOT layoffs and their outlook for job security at TxDOT in 2026.

What are the top reviewed TxDOT locations?

Austin , Houston , Dallas , Fort Worth , San Antonio , Mesquite , Amarillo , Bryan , Corpus Christi , Laredo , Pharr , Beaumont , El Paso , Euless , Lubbock , San Angelo , Yoakum , Lufkin , Paris , Denton , Galveston , Cedar Park , Brownwood , McKinney , Dumas , Odessa , Waco , Wichita Falls , Childress , College Station

TxDOT reviews

3.8

63% would recommend to a friend

(645 total reviews)

James M. Bass

48% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.4

Career opportunities

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Senior management

TxDOT has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 645 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The TxDOT employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

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645 reviews

3.0

Jul 22, 2012

Long term potential if you aren't interested in much advancement or money, unless you are a civil engineer.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Lots of time off potential, especially since they don't pay overtime, and instead earn comp time. If you get fired then you did something completely stupid and unethical because nobody loses their job. Close knit working environment and friendly people. Great place to get career experience to move on elsewhere. Even though the pay is bad, the benefits are pretty good.

Cons

The pay. If you are not a CIVIL engineer it's pretty much a dead end place to work. Even for non-engineering positions TxDOT tends to hire engineers for. Upper administration makes decent money but regular employees don't. Management doesn't allow much decision making from regular employees and discourages it. The only potential to become a manager is if someone dies or retires. You are an enemy of the public and the media.

2.0

Sep 2, 2010

Favoritism run AMOK + engineers rule supreme.

Process inspector

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

TxDOT offers a good benefits package, ample vacation/sick time, and a stable job where you could feasibly work for the rest of your working life.

Cons

TxDOT, even though a PUBLIC sector company, fancies itself an engineering firm. This having been said, if you are not following an educational civil engineering path you can all but forget about career advancement. Important areas such as IT, accounting, and Business Admin. are secondary and even tertiary to engineering. Also, performance takes a backseat to preference when it comes to fair performance evaluations. If you ask questions be prepared to one day take a knife out of your back.

1.0

May 20, 2020

IT department - the wild Wild West

It department

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Good work life balance. Good benefits. Health insurance. Flexible work hours. Telework.

Cons

Complete and utter chaos. Constant management changes. 2 reorganizations within 6 months. High turnover. Leadership has favorites who do a lot of talking but not much else. Most of the staff are lazy, unqualified, unaccountable, hateful busy bodies with high salaries who keep getting promoted. The department is extremely racist, and a very toxic, negative work environment. Somebody should audit this department.

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