Does Milken Institute pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Milken Institute employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Milken Institute. This rating has improved by 16% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Milken Institute?

67% of Milken Institute employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Milken Institute 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Milken Institute?

Senior Associate (10) , Associate Director (9) , Director (9) , Intern (7) , Associate (5) , Executive Assistant (3) , Executive Director (3) , Business and Program Development (2) , Senior Research Analyst (2)

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

"The people are great." ((in 10 reviews)); "great team to work with." ((in 6 reviews)); "Good work/ life balance" ((in 5 reviews)); "Kind working environment, nice people" ((in 3 reviews)); "Excellent benefits and good salary." ((in 3 reviews))

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

"Nepotism is rampant." ((in 5 reviews)); "Senior staff receive high salaries (despite their having no research backgrounds and producing nothing) while junior staff (who do the work) are poorly paid." ((in 4 reviews)); "Nepotism, toxicity, poor management, out of touch, poor values" ((in 3 reviews)); "Pay below executive director level is far below market" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Milken Institute redundancies in 2026?

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

Milken Institute Reviews

3.4

67% would recommend to a friend

(93 total reviews)

Richard Ditizio

69% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Milken Institute has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 93 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Milken Institute 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

93 reviews

5.0

17 Sept 2025

good company

Farmer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

good company so far good benefits nice coworkers

Cons

there is currently nothing bad i want to say

1.0

17 Oct 2018

Thumbs down

Research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great work-life balance beach-side office (tough commute unless your'e on the Westside)

Cons

Out of control office politics Nepotism is blatant and rampant Senior staff receive high salaries (despite their having no research backgrounds and producing nothing) while junior staff (who do the work) are poorly paid. Do yourself a favor and ignore the obvious shill reviews seeded by management and listen to the candid, real, reviews. This place is terrible.

1.0

27 Mar 2018

trust the candid reviews on here, this place isn't what it seems to be externally

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

good external brand, big events that look good to external audience

Cons

top-down structure, nepotism is rampant, not so great salaries, toxic personalities that are allowed to thrive, no investment in front line staff, support staff or younger employees, very little accountability from senior management or HR, they just hired a full time HR person last year, in my 4 years at MI I've seen over 30+ staff turn over.

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