Does American Red Cross pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, American Red Cross employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at American Red Cross. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at American Red Cross?

50% of American Red Cross employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated American Red Cross 2.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at American Red Cross?

Phlebotomist (170) , Account Manager (113) , Volunteer (103) , Mobile Phlebotomist (83) , Disaster Program Manager (69) , Intern (60) , Manager (55) , Disaster Program Specialist (50) , Donor Recruitment Representative (45) , Collections Specialist (43) , Instructor (42) , Team Supervisor (41) , Lab Technician (40) , Director (39) , Supervisor (38)

What are the pros of working at American Red Cross according to real employee reviews?

"The Red Cross volunteers are great people to work with and the chapters function much like a family unit." ((in 431 reviews)); "Good benefits and meet lots of cool donors." ((in 233 reviews)); "Great Coworkers and Supivisors" ((in 110 reviews)); "They’re training was good for those who never had phlebotomy experience before and even for those who were already a phlebotomist." ((in 84 reviews)); "Very predictable and such great staff" ((in 79 reviews))

What are the cons of working at American Red Cross according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management led to poor results for the program I was working on" ((in 314 reviews)); "Pay is low and when disaster strikes you have to be willing to man shelters with the volunteers." ((in 285 reviews)); "Long hours and lots of work" ((in 146 reviews)); "No work/life balance (it's required that you still check and respond to emails while on PTO)." ((in 128 reviews)); "leadership is poor and not supportive" ((in 109 reviews))

What are employees saying about American Red Cross layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed American Red Cross locations?

Chihuahua , Pachuca , Tijuana , Querétaro , Durango , Nicolás Romero , Naucalpan , Ciudad Valles , Mérida , Veracruz , La Piedad Cavadas , Monterrey , Ciudad de México , Tepatitlan

American Red Cross reviews

3.3

50% would recommend to a friend

(4,615 total reviews)

Gail McGovern

68% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (4,615 reviews)

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American Red Cross has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 4,615 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The American Red Cross employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the ONG y Organizaciones sin fines de lucro industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

5K reviews

1.0

Sep 12, 2023

Great for experience, terrible for anyone with any kind of decency

Phlebotomist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great experience for phlebotomy, wonderful mission, amazing donors.

Cons

Not worth staying after 6 months for that experience, they have a high turnover rate, hire just about anyone whether they have experience or not. Most of the people who work in this location are pretty rude and immature, for some reason if they don't like you they will bully you to the point where you quit its an extremally toxic work environment and management does nothing to help, they'll even target the staff who try to make positive change, and they show lots of favoritism, work crazy hours, get "attendance points" (those are bad) if you bring in a dr notes to excuse an absence, no sick pay just PTO and you have to wait 3 months, they work you to the bone

3.0

Sep 10, 2023

Its okay

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Easy work but can be alot

Cons

Not enough money we have bills too

3.0

Sep 8, 2023

Pro and cons to American redcross

Blood component manufacturing technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Part time gets benefits Have a chance for a 401K PTO

Cons

Points base system so if you call in on part time you get a point taken away. I believe you get 5 points Full time staff can be force to 10 hours of overtime a week

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Jobs at American Red Cross

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