Does Pew Charitable Trusts pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Pew Charitable Trusts employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Pew Charitable Trusts. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Pew Charitable Trusts?

60% of Pew Charitable Trusts employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Pew Charitable Trusts 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Pew Charitable Trusts?

Senior Associate (73) , Associate (46) , Manager (29) , Officer (26) , Administrative Assistant (12) , Director (11) , Senior Officer (9) , Principal Associate (7) , Senior Manager (5) , Coordinator (4) , Senior Administrative Assistant (4) , Communications (3) , Government Relations (3) , Program Manager (3) , Project Director (3)

What are the pros of working at Pew Charitable Trusts according to real employee reviews?

"Great benefits and work" ((in 112 reviews)); "Great work/life balance" ((in 34 reviews)); "Nice office location and well maintained building" ((in 8 reviews)); "Beautiful office space in a great location in DC." ((in 7 reviews)); "Great work and life balance for an admin role." ((in 7 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Pew Charitable Trusts according to real employee reviews?

"Some managers do basically no work (maybe work a few minutes a day) and then fight you on getting anything done." ((in 24 reviews)); "Those decrying the toxic culture here are not at all blowing the issue out of proportion." ((in 21 reviews)); "Senior leadership has a dated view of how things should be and are resistant to change." ((in 16 reviews)); "Pew's senior management makes arbitrary, top" ((in 13 reviews)); "Micromanagement from the CEO has created a ridiculously broken and beurocratic approval system for everything including the most trivial issues." ((in 12 reviews))

What are employees saying about Pew Charitable Trusts redundancies in 2026?

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

Pew Charitable Trusts Reviews

3.6

60% would recommend to a friend

(429 total reviews)

Susan K. Urahn

80% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (429 reviews)

Pew Charitable Trusts has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 429 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Pew Charitable Trusts 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

429 reviews

5.0

22 Jun 2026

Great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great and positive work environment, talented colleagues, flexibility and work life balance

Cons

Slow moving and risk averse

4.0

28 Apr 2026

Good work-life balance, but limited growth opportunities

Senior associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good work life balance and nice colleagues

Cons

Growth opportunity is somewhat limited

2.0

17 Feb 2026

Good for benefits - terrible for everything else

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Benefits are decent. Good location. And work life balance isn’t too bad.

Cons

If you are looking to learn something new or advance in your career, this won’t be the place to do it. Nothing interesting happens here and when it does, it takes 2+ years to happen. Management sucks, too many mundane policies to keep up with, and it feels like work is created just because. The office environment is also rigid and stifling. Plus the extra 3rd day a week does not help.

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Jobs at Pew Charitable Trusts

Associate I, Research Quality and Support

US$143K - US$160K /yr

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Senior Associate, Operations Planning and Budget

Senior Manager, Cybersecurity Program

Washington, DC

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US$171K - US$203K /yr

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Manager, Internal Communications

United States

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US$121K - US$135K /yr

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