Does Gensler pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Gensler employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Gensler. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Gensler?

64% of Gensler employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Gensler 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Gensler?

Designer (265) , Architect (210) , Technical Designer (169) , Interior Designer (118) , Architectural Designer (85) , Intern (85) , Project Architect (70) , Project Manager (62) , Design Manager (59) , Job Captain (57) , Senior Associate (31) , Strategist (31) , Studio Coordinator (31) , Senior Designer (28) , Internship (26)

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

"Great people at the top of their game collaborating to use design to make an impact!" ((in 301 reviews)); "Great culture and plenty of opportunity to work on large projects" ((in 218 reviews)); "Good benefits but not that vastly different than other firms." ((in 142 reviews)); "Great opportunities to work with all the top firms in the world and all sizes of client projects." ((in 77 reviews)); "The people at the office are great and ensure you are properly integrated and supported." ((in 56 reviews))

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

"Long hours and fast paced" ((in 79 reviews)); "Can be pigeonholed and no work life balance" ((in 75 reviews)); "This really hurts at a senior level as base salaries are low (for non principals)." ((in 62 reviews)); "Poor Management Accountability: My direct manager exhibited the worst professional behavior I’ve encountered." ((in 61 reviews)); "poor leadership" ((in 57 reviews))

What are employees saying about Gensler layoffs in 2026?

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

Gensler reviews

3.6

64% would recommend to a friend

(2,479 total reviews)

Elizabeth Brink, Jordan Goldstein, Andy Cohen, and Diane Hoskins

79% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

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Gensler has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,479 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Gensler employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Servicios de construcción, reparación y mantenimiento industry (3.7 stars).

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4.0

Aug 17, 2015

Design firm with consulting ambitions

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are some great people there. Intelligent, good at their jobs and family-like. Also, there are many offices and they are very supportive of trying a few.

Cons

They are selling architectural professional services but executive leadership wants to be more of a McKinsey than a MOMA. As a result, people often criticize it as a 'design factory.' Some truth to this but also some profoundly creative, talented people there.

5.0

Aug 16, 2015

Student Intern

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

up beat staff, access to software,access to Revit training and lots of IDP hours

Cons

Large firm, not too much one on one time with supervisors. Repetitive tasks.

4.0

Aug 16, 2015

Gensler Review

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are great, profit sharing, PTO days a year. You are able to jump around different studios and learn from different principals around the firm.

Cons

Just like any other architecture firm, there are days or weeks where the hours seem longer and longer.

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