Does Lead For America pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Lead For America employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Lead For America. This rating has improved by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Lead For America?

64% of Lead For America employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Lead For America 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the pros of working at Lead For America according to real employee reviews?

"Fantastic opportunity to begin career in public service" ((in 3 reviews)); "Lead for America and Lead for Kansas have a group of great staff and a lot of support." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Lead For America according to real employee reviews?

"The pay is bad." ((in 2 reviews))

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Lead For America Reviews

3.4

64% would recommend to a friend

(33 total reviews)

Joe Nail

60% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Culture and values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.5

Senior management

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Diversity and inclusion

2.7

Compensation and benefits

Lead For America has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 33 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Lead For America employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Non-profit and NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

33 reviews

4.0

25 Mar 2026

Mission-driven with meaningful growth and improvements

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Wonderful national nonprofit that is growing out of the start-up phase and becoming more established and grounded in systems. Flexible work environment

Cons

Balancing staff capacity and growth

4.0

11 Feb 2026

Makes a real difference in your community

Americorps fellow

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

-Fulfilling work -Flexibility to define your position -Lots of travel opportunities

Cons

-Limited benefits -Unique positions mean that you could get stuck with a host site you don't get along with

4.0

14 Nov 2024

Good Experience

Community engagement fellow

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Active involvement in community, sense of healing and making a difference, access to information, training, and networking.

Cons

Working independently was a challenge at times.

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