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 52 reviews)); "Good pay and usually working with really cool people who want to make a difference." ((in 20 reviews)); "Interesting and fulfilling work, friendly staff" ((in 20 reviews)); "good learning experience" ((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)); "poor leadership" ((in 14 reviews)); "not enough training and working outside" ((in 9 reviews)); "Sometimes pretty long hours are expected" ((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.

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3.5

55% would recommend to a friend

(563 total reviews)

Agnes Callamard

53% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Work/Life balance

2.9

Senior management

2.9

Career opportunities

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).

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563 reviews

2.0

Jun 24, 2020

Trash!

Field canvasser

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Working with Black and Brown people

Cons

Everything else. Management- rude, unorganized, and distant Field Quota Expectations - encouraged to bully underprivileged communities into donating money. Older, senior field canvassers who couldn’t make quota threaten with being fired daily. Other field canvaaaers had to make quite or were immediately fired. Frequent Turnover- because of the unreachable quota expectations, there was frequent turnover. Constantly new groups of guinea pigs being trained every week because of others being fired/quitting Money- grueling, cold-calling outside work with little pay (often not guaranteed if you didn’t make quota)

2.0

Jan 5, 2020

A dedicated INGO, but a little damaged

Programmer director

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

A truly dedicated workforce driving towards a globally recognised mission.

Cons

Often a culture of distrust between departments and amongst staff, resulting in it being an extremely difficult place to work, at times.

2.0

Aug 11, 2019

Great staff and mission

Communications

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

• Passionate staff, volunteers and activists • Meaningful work • Very good parental leave package • Good remuneration

Cons

• Stressful work environment • Poor work-life balance • Bullying allowed to happen with few or no consequences • Poor relations between staff and management (management’s fault) • Poor physical and mental health outcomes for many staff • Limited promotional opportunities (management seeking new external employees rather than focusing on investing in current staff) • Staff expected to live and breathe organisational values that are not held up by management

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