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 435 reviews)); "Some benefits were good like tuition reimbursement and admin leave." ((in 247 reviews)); "Great Coworkers and Supivisors" ((in 108 reviews)); "They’re training was good for those who never had phlebotomy experience before and even for those who were already a phlebotomist." ((in 81 reviews)); "Very predictable and such great staff" ((in 72 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 329 reviews)); "Pay is low and there is an expectation to be thrown into the job very quickly." ((in 290 reviews)); "Long hours and often with short notice due to emergencies." ((in 144 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 110 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

(4,614 total reviews)

Gail McGovern

68% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

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American Red Cross has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 4,614 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

Jun 23, 2015

Disorganized

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

401 K, paid bi-weekly, Health benefits, vision benefits

Cons

Salary, disorganization, dishonesty, old technology, lack of communication, unqualified management in leadership positions, no advancement opportunities

2.0

Jun 11, 2015

Love my job, despise how the company is run

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The majority of our donors are great and friendly people who want to donate out of the kindness of their heart. Most of the employees are very friendly and easy to get along with. The Red Cross will train you how to do the job, there is no medical background required to be a phlebotomist which is great.

Cons

The insurance is garbage. The insurance is even worse if you are in a non union position. The union is the only thing keeping the wages high, and locally and nationally they have been trying to destroy the union for years. The Red Cross is going through a very rough patch as a whole. Google, "NPR Red Cross" to find the investigative story about how they wasted $500 million in Haiti, and likewise with Katrina and other disasters. They are constantly "Restructuring" the organization, which means they are eliminating a lot of positions in order to save money, they even just eliminated nearly every CEO position in the company to make up for the $100 million deficit in 2015. I absolutely love my job, but hate the way the company is run. I could go on for a long time, but simply put: The American Red Cross is a "humanitarian" organization that treats its employees horribly.

1.0

May 6, 2015

Full of curruption and very misleading on there overall cause and the reason this organization is meant to help people.

Technician 1a

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Your able to work with different co-workers, donors, and volunteers daily as well as work in different cities.

Cons

Very Political. Treats employees like factory workers in a sweat shop literally and figuratively speaking. When I started worker there I felt great working for a "Non-profit organization", little did I know it was full of corruption, people embezzling for individual uses or inappropriate spending. Management is another ridiculous misleading, unreal group of people yet there's power trips from all upper management, human resources,

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