Does Arbitron pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Arbitron employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Arbitron. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Arbitron?

63% of Arbitron employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Arbitron 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Arbitron?

Research Associate (12) , Specialist (5) , Panel Relations Specialist (4) , (2) , Development Specialist (2) , Membership Representative (2) , Software Engineer (2)

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

"Benefits were great and people were wonderful." ((in 16 reviews)); "The work was interesting and some of the people where great." ((in 12 reviews)); "Employee friendly" ((in 8 reviews)); "Excellent work life balance" ((in 6 reviews)); "Good salary and benefits, great technology." ((in 6 reviews))

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

"Environment not too friendly, micro management." ((in 8 reviews)); "When the day came for layoffs to happen you were basically treated like a contestant on American Idol." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Arbitron redundancies in 2026?

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

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3.6

63% would recommend to a friend

(127 total reviews)

William T. (Bill) Kerr

72% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Diversity and inclusion

3.8

Culture and values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Senior management

2.9

Career opportunities

Arbitron has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 127 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Arbitron employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

127 reviews

2.0

14 Feb 2010

Intel culture and management transplanted into the Engineering Dept.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Innovative technology and freedom to explore new ideas / applications.

Cons

Unsystematic growth, mis-planned strategies and a top down dictatorial work culture by transplanting a top employee from Intel who then brings in his team and brutally downsizes / smothers any hint of dissension in the ranks. Frequent fire fighting mode due to unplanned or misplanned engineering schemes.

1.0

11 Mar 2010

Be careful

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good, caring co-workers that share a common passion for the business and the success of their customers. It can only be a good thing that the most recent CEO has departed, he was both dishonest and incompetent.

Cons

At Arbitron, the IT tail definitely wags the dog. Forget the needs of the business. This wouldn't be such a problem if IT was competent but their lack of business knowledge or desire to learn is positively toxic.

3.0

19 Jun 2013

From a Manager's Experience Its Just an OK Place to Work

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great Benefits, Casual Culture, Good Pay

Cons

Environment not too friendly, micro management.

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