Does Cleveland State pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cleveland State employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cleveland State. This rating has decreased by 9% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cleveland State?

74% of Cleveland State employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cleveland State 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cleveland State?

Graduate Assistant (29) , Graduate Teaching Assistant (25) , Graduate Research Assistant (23) , Teaching Assistant (23) , Research Assistant (21) , Student Assistant (20) , Graduate Student (11) , Student Worker (8) , Adjunct Faculty (7) , Professor (6) , Adjunct Professor (5) , Assistant Professor (5) , Coordinator (5) , Director (5) , Administrative Assistant (4)

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

"People you work with are nice and helpful." ((in 28 reviews)); "Great benefits and retirement plan" ((in 26 reviews)); "Very flexible hours make it ideal for current students." ((in 23 reviews)); "The Operation STEM program has an incredible, helpful staff of student employees." ((in 17 reviews)); "Very flexible schedule, decent pay, good hours, treated very well for the most part." ((in 10 reviews))

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

"Parking is expensive and inconvenient" ((in 18 reviews)); "Low salary Not the safest campus Old buildings" ((in 11 reviews)); "Management is a little disorganized" ((in 5 reviews)); "Siloed departments creates bad communication and unnecessary duplicative work." ((in 5 reviews)); "sometimes busy schedule, upper management can be political" ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Cleveland State redundancies in 2026?

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

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Cleveland State Reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(576 total reviews)

Ronald M. Berkman

62% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Diversity and inclusion

3.9

Culture and values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.4

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

3.2

Compensation and benefits

Cleveland State has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 576 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cleveland State employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

576 reviews

3.0

17 Feb 2021

Good People Poor Administration

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Friendly Coworkers and Good Benefits.

Cons

Below Average Pay, Many employees have absorbed others positions with no raise or replacement to take the work, Unionized but worthless as administration does what they want.

2.0

3 Oct 2023

Pay is abysmal, Time off is good. Benefits are middling

Administrative staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

- Lots of paid time off (7 hrs vacation / pay period, 3 hrs sick / pay period) - Free education for family

Cons

- Pay is abysmal! - Continuous budget cuts - Continuous revolving door of employees. There is no institutional knowledge any more. - Bureaucratic red tape for every little transaction - It's a dog fight between departments to charge fees to make their individual budgets look better (e.g., telecomm dept charges $75 to move an phone extension) - Management really doesn't care about employees.

2.0

31 Aug 2023

Lots of “potential.”

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great location, solid non-management people who care about students. The place changes lives for the underprivileged, first-gen collegiates, POC, women… it’s a noble mission and meaningful work. Just don’t get a whiff of advancing your career here under any circumstances…

Cons

… because underneath the veneer, it is a taxpayer boondoggle for “management” rejects who would be kicked off of The Island of Misfit Toys for their foibles. Up until the new president arrived, there was a total leadership vacuum. Utterly mind-blowing. Gross financial mismanagement, questionable mid-level-and-up hires, ONGOING golden parachutes for the folks who mess(ed) the place up… having meetings is not work. WORK is work. What you allow is what will continue, CSU. Get it together.

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