Does Amnesty International pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Amnesty International employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Amnesty International. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Amnesty International?

64% of Amnesty International employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Amnesty International 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.2 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 79 reviews)); "Impact the job has on human rights and people's lives; great colleagues" ((in 52 reviews)); "Interesting and fulfilling work, friendly staff" ((in 19 reviews)); "Good pay and usually working with really cool people who want to make a difference." ((in 18 reviews)); "Great working environment" ((in 8 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)); "Bullying is also tolerated" ((in 10 reviews)); "not enough training and working outside" ((in 9 reviews)); "Sometimes pretty long hours are expected" ((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.

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3.6

64% would recommend to a friend

(561 total reviews)

Agnes Callamard

66% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

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4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Senior management

3.2

Career opportunities

Amnesty International has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 561 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).

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561 reviews

5.0

Jun 8, 2010

One of the best places to work

It manager

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Pros

Excellent informal environment, multicultural (40+ nationalities), very open, good cause

Cons

pay aligned with the charity sector

4.0

Feb 8, 2009

Wish I could stay at AI

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent organizational mission, good people

Cons

difficult to progress career - people don't want to leave

5.0

May 21, 2014

Working for Amnesty International is life affirmingly wondrous

Education and student team administrator

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Pros

The pros about working for Amnesty are that you truly have a sense that you are contributing to the betterment of human rights issues on a global scale, Amnesty treat staff and volunteers as a part of the family and by being a part of the uniquely democratic make-up of the movement from the inside you feel that your voice really does contribute to the way that the structure is both governed and ran.

Cons

The only con was the recent restructuring which saw Amnesty UK lose some key committed members of staff and saw AIUK have a reduction in it's annual funding.

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