Does Dane County, WI pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Dane County, WI employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Dane County, WI. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Dane County, WI?

74% of Dane County, WI employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Dane County, WI 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Dane County, WI?

Social Worker (3) , Deputy Sheriff (2) , Economic Support Specialist (2)

What are the pros of working at Dane County, WI according to real employee reviews?

"Excellent Benefits" ((in 10 reviews)); "They offer good pay and benefits" ((in 5 reviews)); "Great people to work with at the Sheriff's office" ((in 3 reviews))

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Dane County, WI Reviews

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3.8

74% would recommend to a friend

(43 total reviews)

Joe Parisi

60% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.6

Diversity and inclusion

3.5

Culture and values

3.5

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

Dane County, WI has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 43 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Dane County, WI employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government and public administration industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

43 reviews

5.0

7 May 2012

Great experience working for them

Arborist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Excellent benefits, with a great work atmosphere, you are given the opportunity to make the job what you want to make it.

Cons

As a union position there are some very unmotivated workers that have moved themselves into position of some power, and they create hurdles, majority of the staff is great though

4.0

5 Mar 2026

Decent Job

Economic support specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Predictable, helping the community, a living wage

Cons

Upward mobility can be limited

3.0

3 Mar 2026

ok

Lieutenant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

benefits, health insurance, state retirement

Cons

morale, poor leadership, political environment

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