Does Smithsonian pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Smithsonian employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Smithsonian. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Smithsonian?

62% of Smithsonian employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Smithsonian 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Smithsonian?

Intern (56) , Internship (13) , Explainer (10) , Retail Sales Associate (9) , Sales Associate (9) , Contractor (8) , Postdoctoral Fellow (8) , Research Assistant (8) , Museum Specialist (7) , Program Coordinator (7) , Security Officer (7) , Archivist (6) , Curator (6) , Education Specialist (6) , Program Assistant (6)

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

"And you will meet so many great people (tourist) from all over the world." ((in 66 reviews)); "Benefits are great and the option to telework." ((in 31 reviews)); "Great staff I enjoyed my time there." ((in 19 reviews)); "Great coworkers and behind the scenes access to museum collections" ((in 17 reviews)); "Great work environment." ((in 14 reviews))

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

"Low pay and no promotion oportunity" ((in 27 reviews)); "Low salary for DC metropolitan area" ((in 14 reviews)); "Lack of leadership and hard to fire" ((in 13 reviews)); "Unpaid internship where I was doing some of the same work that paid employees were doing." ((in 12 reviews)); "Long hours and very administrative at times" ((in 9 reviews))

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4.0

62% would recommend to a friend

(506 total reviews)

Dr. David J. Skorton

75% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity and inclusion

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.0

Culture and values

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Senior management

3.4

Career opportunities

Smithsonian has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 506 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Smithsonian employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Non-profit and NGO industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

506 reviews

5.0

24 Nov 2024

love it

Field service engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

i like the flexbility and hours

Cons

progression at this role can be a bit difficult

3.0

14 Feb 2024

hello

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

good food in the staff canteen

Cons

my line manager is a bit odd

4.0

20 Aug 2023

great

Shop assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

got a long break and nice staff

Cons

managment was bad was too busy

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