Does American Humane pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, American Humane employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at American Humane. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at American Humane?

52% of American Humane employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated American Humane 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at American Humane?

Director (3) , Certified Animal Safety Representative (2) , Program Manager (2)

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

"It is cool working in a culture where I get to make a difference in children's and animals lives each and every day." ((in 3 reviews)); "Staff is hardworking, kind, and committed." ((in 3 reviews))

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

"Senior management was constantly worried about taking a position on any issue, people were hired that did not know what they were doing, and in general, a very unhappy place to work." ((in 4 reviews)); "Otherwise, all remains is film oversight and very, very limited disaster work (most staff walked away due to management)." ((in 3 reviews)); "Autocratic leadership." ((in 3 reviews)); "This is definitely a high drive environment and the work / life balance can be viewed as a negative by some." ((in 3 reviews)); "Morale is extremely low." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about American Humane redundancies in 2026?

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

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3.2

52% would recommend to a friend

(72 total reviews)

Robin R. Ganzert

57% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Culture and values

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Diversity and inclusion

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.1

Senior management

3.1

Career opportunities

American Humane has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 72 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The American Humane employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Non-profit and NGO industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

72 reviews

1.0

20 Apr 2016

Turnover, Turnover, Turnover

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Red Star program helps animals affected by disasters. Great program that they should focus on.

Cons

The CEO is more concerned with getting her name out there than with doing any actual good. Upper management is way overpaid; basically all donations go to their salaries and the lavish events they put on. CEO is uninterested in animal welfare experts and goes off in a number of directions, only to end up muddled in the middle, throwing money at moving targets she'll never hit.

1.0

18 Apr 2016

Nightmare Organization

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Brings some attention to the plight of animals. Red Star Rescue is really the only meaningful work that occurs and it's on a very limited basis because they don't want to take away available dollars from top salaried staff.

Cons

It's all a gimmick and sham. Minimal work effort on anything important. Spend most of year on Hero Dogs which has no real substance. Tossed away Children's work because they didn't understand or like it. So much for a legacy organization. Staff operate in fear. Upper management puts false reviews on here to counter the truth. Some are so glowing it's ridiculous.

1.0

20 Apr 2015

Toxic work environment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The mission, although much less is accomplished than is cleverly promoted, especially in the area of helping children. The mostly collaborative nature of the staff.

Cons

The CEO is more focused on building her own brand than that of the organization. She's a yeller and a screamer and humiliates staff in front of one another on a regular basis. Google her and the org and read everything before you take a job here.

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Jobs at American Humane

Part-Time Sanctuary Animal Caretaker

Chief Development Officer

Vice President, Marketing

Director, Program Operations

On-Call Certified Animal Safety Representative (Domestic, USA)