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

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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

Sep 23, 2014

Amnesty as an employer

Researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work can be incredibly challenging and rewarding. You can see your work make a difference and you get to work with some amazing human rights defenders in various countries.

Cons

Amnesty has a culture of bullying that is tolerated. Managers are reluctant to take responsibility for the organization's work and endlessly waste money on consultants. Too many layers of approval to get your work through prevents addressing urgent situations.

1.0

Jul 16, 2014

What a mess at the USA offices

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some of the staff were great, incredible people dedicated to promoting human rights and basically making a difference in the world. Strong sense of ethics.

Cons

The executive level managers were god awful. Amnesty USA had been going through excessive turnover at all levels, but especially at the top. Too much cronyism going on, leading to really bad hiring decisions -- ineffectual, indecisive and irresponsible executives just out to squeeze as much money from the organization as they could. They've lost a lot of really good staff that were important in keeping the place running at all, as well as wasting a lot of money.

1.0

Jul 3, 2014

Creatively stifling, bureaucratic, self-serving hierarchy & self righteous indignation.Wasteful & lacking impact.

Campaigner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice holidays. Cosmopolitan staff. Clean working environment and a good annual football trip.

Cons

Ego's of Human Rights Heroes. Abundance of passive aggressive attitudes. No accountability. Hierarchical, outdated and irrelevant. Deeply conservative and twee. Preaches to the converted and strategies consistently fail.

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