Does Pew Research Center pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Pew Research Center employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Pew Research Center. This rating has improved by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Pew Research Center?

63% of Pew Research Center employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Pew Research Center 4.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Pew Research Center?

Intern (11) , Research Assistant (8) , Research Associate (5) , Research Analyst (3) , Intern - Hourly (2) , Internship (2) , Research Assistant II (2) , Senior Researcher (2)

What are the pros of working at Pew Research Center according to real employee reviews?

"Great benefits, including Incredible 401k: I'm now putting in 6% while Pew matches that and adds another 7%." ((in 9 reviews)); "Getting to work with brilliant people" ((in 8 reviews)); "Kind, smart coworkers" ((in 4 reviews)); "As in many think tank jobs, the pay is fine but not great, hours are totally reasonable, and pressure is low." ((in 3 reviews)); "Good work life balance and benefits" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Pew Research Center according to real employee reviews?

"Few opportunities for independent work" ((in 5 reviews)); "Salaries are altogether lower than analogous positions at for" ((in 5 reviews)); "So if you're stuck with a bad manager there's not much to do but leave." ((in 2 reviews))

Pew Research Center Reviews

4.1

63% would recommend to a friend

(64 total reviews)

Michael Dimock

64% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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Pew Research Center has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 64 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Pew Research Center employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

64 reviews

5.0

17 Jun 2026

Great atmosphere and benefits

Graduate intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great atmosphere and strong emphasis on teamwork

Cons

Upward mobility can be difficult

5.0

22 Dec 2025

Great culture and people

Research analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Kind, smart coworkers Fantastic benefits Feel great about the work

Cons

Salaries slightly lower than other orgs Small org, so harder to move up Not fully remote friendly — otherwise would never have left!

2.0

10 Oct 2025

Short-sighted policies

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good benefits, mission (for now) and smart coworkers

Cons

Long-term employees keep leaving solely over inflexibility on remote work. Big cultural changes related to more involvement from parent organization, and a bit of chill on some research due to political environment. Communication from upper levels of management used to feel a lot more open, now is almost non-existent. Little interest in feedback or opinions from staff.

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