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 76 reviews)); "Impact the job has on human rights and people's lives; great colleagues" ((in 49 reviews)); "Good pay and usually working with really cool people who want to make a difference." ((in 22 reviews)); "Interesting and fulfilling work, friendly staff" ((in 18 reviews)); "Great working environment" ((in 9 reviews))

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

"Like most NGOs: low salary" ((in 21 reviews)); "Lack of direction and leadership at the top" ((in 14 reviews)); "Bullying is also tolerated" ((in 11 reviews)); "not enough training and working outside" ((in 10 reviews)); "Awful managers, no care for fundraisers' wellbeing, very superficial and cold." ((in 8 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

4.0

Aug 27, 2016

Field representative

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great learning experience when it comes to fighting for human rights. Great work environment

Cons

Decision making is not transparent and sometimes it appears that there is no clear focus of projects.

3.0

Mar 20, 2016

Decent culture but empty promises

Organizing intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Casual work environment, access to industry professionals, driven atmosphere.

Cons

They abuse internships in order to extract free labor from qualified interns and string them along with the promise of future employment.

3.0

Mar 20, 2016

Too much process, not enough strategy

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amnesty is a comparatively well-resourced organization where you get to work with many amazingly well-qualified and well-meaning colleagues. The organization values work-life balance, at least to the extent required by European law. My exit interview was focused almost entirely on work-life balance questions. The breadth of the issue brief means you can get to work on just about any issue possible, if you're lucky (and able to game the system).

Cons

Because of the size and complicated structure of the organization, decision-making is not always transparent. Sometimes sections and members get to override staff concern for and understanding of genuine human rights issues, and sometimes staff get to override section and member concern for and understanding of genuine political imperatives. Internal processes can be opaque and dysfunctional. In some parts of the organization there is a tendency to want to do work as it has always been done rather than value innovation.

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