Does Amnesty International pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Amnesty International employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Amnesty International. This rating has decreased by 11% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Amnesty International?

55% of Amnesty International employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Amnesty International 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amnesty International?

Intern (42) , Fundraiser (25) , Researcher (23) , Canvasser (21) , Campaigner (20) , Internship (18) , Volunteer (14) , Field Representative (12) , Coordinator (10) , Team Leader (8) , Manager (7) , Street Fundraiser (7) , Director (6) , Research Assistant (6) , Captador De Fondos (5)

What are the pros of working at Amnesty International according to real employee reviews?

"The people are great and care very much about causes." ((in 77 reviews)); "Impact the job has on human rights and people's lives; great colleagues" ((in 50 reviews)); "encouraging teams and great colleagues" ((in 21 reviews)); "Good pay and usually working with really cool people who want to make a difference." ((in 20 reviews)); "Great working environment" ((in 10 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Amnesty International according to real employee reviews?

"Like most NGOs: low salary" ((in 19 reviews)); "Lack of direction and leadership at the top" ((in 12 reviews)); "not enough training and working outside" ((in 10 reviews)); "Awful managers, no care for fundraisers' wellbeing, very superficial and cold." ((in 9 reviews)); "Bullying is also tolerated" ((in 9 reviews))

What are employees saying about Amnesty International layoffs in 2026?

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

Amnesty International reviews

3.5

55% would recommend to a friend

(563 total reviews)

Agnes Callamard

53% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (563 reviews)

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Amnesty International has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 563 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Amnesty International 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

563 reviews

2.0

Jan 15, 2022

Great potential, troubled leadership and toxic board

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

excellent staff, tremendous mission, great brand, some cutting-edge work; some engaged members

Cons

new AIUSA CEO in 2021 has no vision; race relations are terrible; board consistently oversteps and micromanages; extremely toxic relations with board and CEO overall who wield their privilege over the staff; BIPOC staff have left as a result; members are a very mixed bag - the most difficult ones have the most power and use it

2.0

Oct 4, 2019

Great human rights work and colleagues, but bad management and toxic environment from management,

Campaigner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great human rights work and colleague. Everything you do, you know you are helping against human rights violations.

Cons

Bad management and toxic environment from management. There is no accountability for them.

2.0

Aug 9, 2019

It’s all about business and not Human Rights.

Fundraiser

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You get to meet some nice people

Cons

There was a very short training and not much assistance for the newbies. They only care about signs ups and not about employees (or their human rights campaigns) which are easily replaced by next in line. Every week there was someone new and someone talented but simply unlucky that was fired. It’s all about business and not Human Rights.

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Jobs at Amnesty International

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