Does Mercy Ships pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Mercy Ships employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Mercy Ships. This rating has decreased by 11% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Mercy Ships?

60% of Mercy Ships employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Mercy Ships 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Mercy Ships?

Human Resources Director (3) , Administrative Assistant (2) , IT Support Specialist (2) , Logistics Manager (2) , Manager (2) , Marketing (2) , Recruiter (2) , Translator (2) , Volunteer (2)

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

"Great people." ((in 8 reviews)); "Always a great work/life balance" ((in 5 reviews)); "Mercy Ships has a powerful mission, and being able to be a small part of the organization is very fulfilling and satisfying." ((in 4 reviews))

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

"Pay and benefits are absolutely terrible." ((in 6 reviews))

Mercy Ships Reviews

3.3

60% would recommend to a friend

(82 total reviews)

Donald K. Stephens

69% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

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Mercy Ships has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 82 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Mercy Ships 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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82 reviews

1.0

15 Oct 2024

Lacking leadership

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Lots of kind and very dedicated people.

Cons

Lacks leadership with sectoral experience. Run like a corporate organisation. Leadership lacks transparency in decision making. High turnover of executive team.

2.0

27 May 2022

Incredible charity uninspiring Leadership team

Philanthropy manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Providing first class free surgery to patients in Africa. Hybrid working. Free parking. Fair pay. Reasonable benefits. Hard working and passionate team.

Cons

Uninspiring Leadership. Micromanagement. High turnover in Leadership roles. Lack of support and care for staff and their well being. Blame culture. Unnecessarily stretched targets. Poor HR, no HR support for staff.

3.0

11 Oct 2025

Great cause

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Inspiring work on hospital ships

Cons

Micromanagement Toxic Dog eat dog

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Lacking leadership

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