Does International Rescue Committee pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, International Rescue Committee employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at International Rescue Committee. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at International Rescue Committee?

70% of International Rescue Committee employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated International Rescue Committee 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at International Rescue Committee?

Intern (143) , Caseworker (55) , Project Manager (32) , Program Manager (30) , Employment Specialist (27) , Immigration Intern (24) , Program Coordinator (23) , Program Officer (19) , Case Manager (18) , Coordinator (17) , Director (17) , Internship (17) , Manager (15) , Finance Officer (14) , Economic Empowerment Intern (13)

What are the pros of working at International Rescue Committee according to real employee reviews?

"Meet great people committed to the cause and learning better ways to conduct comms work." ((in 146 reviews)); "The environment and colleagues are great!" ((in 89 reviews)); "Great staff and very helpful." ((in 77 reviews)); "Good benefits and some of the people were wonderful to work with" ((in 68 reviews)); "Good work environment" ((in 37 reviews))

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

"The pay is low and you will be overworked" ((in 115 reviews)); "Poor Management Structure" ((in 66 reviews)); "Salary is low but encouraging" ((in 43 reviews)); "The only downside is that it's an unpaid internship and it caters more to privileged individuals who can afford an unpaid internship." ((in 41 reviews)); "Reported to an outsourced employee which led to poor leadership and no direction" ((in 32 reviews))

What are employees saying about International Rescue Committee layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(1,408 total reviews)

David Miliband

71% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Senior management

International Rescue Committee has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,408 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The International Rescue Committee 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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3.0

May 24, 2025

HQ does not live up to values espoused publicly

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Good benefits, flexible hybrid schedule for staff who is not client facing.

Cons

Significantly underpaid at the local level; staff who have lived experience are often the least paid and most exploited; values espoused regularly by HQ for clients are not experienced by staff; leadership unwilling to deal with pending federal administration changes and plan accordingly until it's too late, and handled mass lay offs with secrecy and isolation; HQ propped up bad local leadership and refused to listen to staff experience and input, even when local leadership *literally* fell asleep on the job; certain operations/development staff deeply overworked

2.0

May 24, 2025

Diverse Culture with Problematic Management

Humanitarian

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The day-to-day employees that are Frontline are extremely compassionate. Middle management for employment, resettlement, education, and immigration are dedicated and caring. The benefits are outstanding and the organization does a wonderful job on the international stage.

Cons

The upper management come into the job having never worked with individuals with the refugee status. They are unable to manage programs sufficiently without this experience. The nepotism is unmatched, and is evident in all areas of the office. This is known but remains unchanged. The multitude of complaints go un addressed by headquarters and human resources. The current political climate is very uncertain and the local office has had complete departments shut down with little warning. As is true with many companies, the work life balance is talked about, but not practiced. Many employees have worked tirelessly, at times, into the late night, with no acknowledgement and then reminded to practice self-care. This is due to the absence of an understanding of roles and workloads by upper management.

4.0

May 22, 2025

good in general

Caseworker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

diversity above all best collegues ever

Cons

no overtime at all. impossiblr

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