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.

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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

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Career opportunities

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.1

Senior management

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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3.0

Feb 2, 2015

Great talk - often brutally political in an invisible way

Firmwide

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of great people trying to do great work.

Cons

Compensation heavily weighted to top people. Leadership does not hold true to values they propagate.

4.0

Aug 23, 2014

Awesome! Gensler is a great place to grow and welcomes diversity. Despite it's hugeness, you can find a place & purpose.

Interior designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture, friendly teams, professional, never bored, and always feel supported to follow new ideas grow as a designer. The people you work with really become part of your family.

Cons

Work really long hours. Stressful deadlines and not the best pay (general for industry though). Project type can be boring with low budgets due to city location.

3.0

Feb 16, 2014

Houston office - losing ground in this market.

Senior associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great projects, best technical support in the industry, great benefits if you can hold your nose and make it through retirement age.

Cons

Horribly unqualified next group of leaders. Qualified have seen the light and moved on. Broker connections will be lost after this generation of Principals, if any ever retire. Individual ego over community very evident in all current outreach. Those being sent into the community to participate in nonprofit organizations are not team players and are being identified as self serves by multiple organization. Poor work/life balance 7 day a week schedule. No longer the best of a bad situation. Salaries very low in this market and indignant positioning if you are well informed and challenge. Questionable ethics with board members pushing firm wide technology from outside sources that they have invested in, very very unethical.

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