Does Common Cause pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Common Cause employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Common Cause. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Common Cause?

70% of Common Cause employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Common Cause 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Common Cause?

Intern (6) , Director (2) , Fellow (2) , Internship (2) , Program Intern (2)

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

"Great people working on great issues!" ((in 5 reviews))

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

"Management is anti" ((in 2 reviews))

What are employees saying about Common Cause redundancies in 2026?

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

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3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(24 total reviews)

Jordan Davis and Marilyn Carpinteyro

Not enough data to show CEO approval

52% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Culture and values

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.2

Diversity and inclusion

3.0

Senior management

3.0

Career opportunities

Common Cause has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 24 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Common Cause 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

24 reviews

5.0

19 Jan 2026

Nonpartisan Democracy Work

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Nonpartisan, nonprofit, union, mission driven

Cons

The organization has gone through structural changes an growth that have led to turnover

5.0

14 Aug 2023

Great organization to work for

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Mission, people, benefits, partners and community.

Cons

Hard for work/life balance, even with remote work.

5.0

25 Mar 2023

Great Place to work

Database manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Freedom to work without hovering supervisors.

Cons

Culture was segmented between Development and Policy teams but cordial

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