Does The GEO Group pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, The GEO Group employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at The GEO Group. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at The GEO Group?

46% of The GEO Group employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated The GEO Group 2.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at The GEO Group?

Correctional Officer (118) , Case Manager (64) , Detention Officer (37) , Security Officer (16) , Officer (15) , Corrections Officer (14) , Substance Abuse Counselor (14) , Registered Nurse (12) , Director (8) , Program Manager (8) , Captain (7) , Business Manager (6) , Manager (6) , Monitor (6) , Human Resources Manager (5)

What are the pros of working at The GEO Group according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is good and acceptable" ((in 93 reviews)); "Good benefits and they try to keep moral high." ((in 42 reviews)); "Great people that work there and its nothing like what you read on the news." ((in 26 reviews)); "i think have a good salary" ((in 10 reviews)); "A good opportunity to obtain experience working with the offender population" ((in 10 reviews))

What are the cons of working at The GEO Group according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and lots and lots of nitpicking" ((in 60 reviews)); "Management is incompetent and favoritism hard to ignore, lots with no qualifications." ((in 24 reviews)); "Long hours and overtime hours" ((in 18 reviews)); "bad supervisors above the officers" ((in 17 reviews)); "Each EE is affected by poor leadership and can be fired at any time." ((in 16 reviews))

What are employees saying about The GEO Group redundancies in 2026?

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

The GEO Group Reviews

2.9

46% would recommend to a friend

(865 total reviews)

George C. Zoley

46% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

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The GEO Group has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 865 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The The GEO Group employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Management and consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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865 reviews

2.0

13 Jan 2022

Need to pay more

Security monitor

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great experience to have on your resume

Cons

Job needs to pay more. You work around different criminals from murderers rapists drug dealers. You have nothing to Protect you. They are so cheap. Get mandated about 3 times a week.

3.0

24 Jun 2019

Worth losing your soul?!?!

Dco

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Ground level staff loyal and protective of each other despite management's best efforts to put us down. Good wage.

Cons

Management Lack of appreciation for making them look good.

2.0

2 Feb 2013

Could be a much better place to work.

Correctional case manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

I work with an excellent group of people who are very supportive of each other. Middle management supervisors are above average and attempt to assist as well as manage thier people. PTO is above average for most companies.

Cons

Low pay and no raises for non uniform staff in 5 years, 60 hour work load no overtime permitted. Caseloads are more than double what simular companies assign. Non uniformed are considered as support security and often pulled for that purpose with no leadway to complete our work, nor trained for security. Employees work under the "fear factor" princible and time is micro managed by GEO. Employees have been "walked off" for investigation and left there for up to 6 months with no pay. Pay is lower than what is averaged by this company. If you don't complete your work your supervisor receives a contact. Most of the people at our facility are actively seeking a new job.

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