Does Allied Universal pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Allied Universal employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Allied Universal. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Allied Universal?

46% of Allied Universal employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Allied Universal 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.6 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Allied Universal?

Security Officer (4307) , Security Guard (1744) , Unarmed Security Officer (507) , Security Professional (492) , Armed Security Officer (269) , Account Manager (243) , Unarmed Security Guard (227) , Security Supervisor (212) , Shift Supervisor (211) , Site Supervisor (185) , Security (142) , Supervisor (141) , Security Officer - Site Supervisor (91) , Operations Manager (70) , Security Officer/Security Guard (59)

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

"Good pay depending where you work: work for a state/gov facility you’ll get paid more." ((in 1140 reviews)); "Flexible hours but be sure to handle more hours if needed in certain times of the year." ((in 312 reviews)); "Those were just good people trying to do the right thing and they all eventually leave." ((in 309 reviews)); "Easy money and fast start" ((in 154 reviews)); "Coworkers were great and usually punctual." ((in 152 reviews))

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

"And poor management!!" ((in 1090 reviews)); "There are no benefits and the pay is to low to buy into their dental plan." ((in 421 reviews)); "Not all operational managers is bad but the one I work with Rarely would ever respond to your messages let alone pick up your call." ((in 261 reviews)); "Communication with relocating management candidates is poor." ((in 223 reviews)); "Supervisors can be rude and think they’re better than you because they make a few dollars more" ((in 201 reviews))

What are employees saying about Allied Universal layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.1

46% would recommend to a friend

(13,277 total reviews)

Steve Jones

46% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.8

Career opportunities

2.7

Compensation and benefits

2.6

Culture & values

2.5

Senior management

Allied Universal has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 13,277 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Allied Universal employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Administración y consultoría industry (3.7 stars).

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13K reviews

2.0

Mar 24, 2022

It really depends on where you're posted

Security officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you work full time, hours are typically guaranteed. Pay is consistent and I haven't had issues getting paid. Uniforms provided to you. They always have positions open. Insurance isn't too expensive and you can always opt-out of it the next year

Cons

This is for my current account (others may vary): MANAGEMENT. Excluding my first. While my immediate shift supervisor is great, management above him sucks. They go through 2nd shift sups like Harry Potter Defense Against the Dark Arts professors. > They ignore requests for simple things (new floor mat, a locker in the isolated gatehouse, filing cabinet instead of plastic wall mounts that are too small) or do the parental 'I'll see what I can do.' > Instead of trying to work with everyone or consolidate information, upper management prefers to send out 'nasty-gram' emails that bomb the entire workforce with useless information. > They are so hands-off that most officers at my location don't bother with issues until you literally can't ignore it anymore (usually because something broke). > Second shift and overnight are practically ignored- if you're not working in a cube next to them they don't care. > No upward growth (stingy policy on new supervisors and all have been hired outside of the account no matter that we have people here on site longer) and you may as well quit instead of trying to transfer accounts.

4.0

Feb 23, 2022

Not a bad job

Security guard

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They have positions for whatever schedule or workplace you are looking for. You can work as a Flex and choose your own hours and job day to day or week to week, and full-time at single locations if you are looking for something steadier. Good pay for unskilled work, I recommend it for students or those transitioning careers.

Cons

No idea what the promotion criteria is, but they need to rethink it. Managers can be spiteful for Flexs who refuse an opening or disorganized and lazy at full-time postings. Co-workers are hit and miss on compotancy, but managers are all a bunch of idiots. I suggest working nights so you don't have to deal with them. You will 100% be forced to do things that are not your job and work overtime with no notice. Also no advancement opportunities to speak of.

1.0

Feb 21, 2022

Your key to hating the security field

Unarmed security officer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You'll be highly motivated to quit working as a security officer and find new meaning in your life as someone with value, because Allied sees you as a disposable (and stupid) worker who should be grateful to eat their pay scraps. The people I work with at my level are often good people. So are most site supervisors, but their requests to increase pay, or change uncool site rules are always and instantly shut down by senior allied management.

Cons

Where do I even begin. Allied refused to give pay raises for guards who have to deal with threats in the form of crazy transients on a daily basis. After 3 years of working here my pay increased by 25 cents! Here are some of the cons: - Extremely low wage for a job that requires constant attention, 8 hours of movement, and interacting with crazies and homeless that threaten you while committing crimes. - No lunch breaks - 60 hours of PTO per year. But when you request it, it never shows up on a paycheck, ever! - No reimbursement for over $300 in parking fees REQUIRED to work the site. - Always understaffed because good people understand the mental burden this job brings and lack of financial security with it. No seriously, I've never seen a day where we had full staff in 3 years of working for allied. - will make you drive to lakewood to do some simple b.s. at their office, when it could be handled electronically. - CEO is making millions, while employees have to work 60 hour weeks to survive. - writes you up for using your phone to escape the hell that is sitting in one spot all day when you're not allowed to leave a stationary post. - got transferred sites for verbally defending myself against an abusive Amazon employee at wbu-11 pearl Street Boulder site. Stay away from the female ginger grinch there. Also goodbye my good wbu-11 coworker friends.. - there isn't even an HR number on the site because they KNOW there would be too many complaints, instead you have to email HR and well, you'll wait weeks to get a response. - health insurance with the company will cost you $90 a week taken from your paycheck, and it doesn't cover anything. - if you raise complaints like I'm doing now they threaten you (I'm sure this post will soon let me follow up on that point)

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