Does American Red Cross pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, American Red Cross employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at American Red Cross. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at American Red Cross?

49% of American Red Cross employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated American Red Cross 2.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at American Red Cross?

Phlebotomist (170) , Account Manager (113) , Volunteer (103) , Mobile Phlebotomist (83) , Disaster Program Manager (68) , Intern (59) , Manager (55) , Disaster Program Specialist (50) , Donor Recruitment Representative (45) , Collections Specialist (43) , Instructor (42) , Lab Technician (40) , Team Supervisor (40) , Director (39) , Supervisor (38)

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

"The Red Cross volunteers are great people to work with and the chapters function much like a family unit." ((in 430 reviews)); "Good benefits and meet lots of cool donors." ((in 237 reviews)); "Great Coworkers and Supivisors" ((in 108 reviews)); "They’re training was good for those who never had phlebotomy experience before and even for those who were already a phlebotomist." ((in 81 reviews)); "Very predictable and such great staff" ((in 71 reviews))

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

"Poor management led to poor results for the program I was working on" ((in 326 reviews)); "Pay is low and when disaster strikes you have to be willing to man shelters with the volunteers." ((in 292 reviews)); "Long hours and often with short notice due to emergencies." ((in 140 reviews)); "No work/life balance (it's required that you still check and respond to emails while on PTO)." ((in 129 reviews)); "leadership is poor and not supportive" ((in 111 reviews))

What are employees saying about American Red Cross layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.3

49% would recommend to a friend

(4,609 total reviews)

Gail McGovern

69% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Culture & values

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Career opportunities

2.8

Work/Life balance

2.8

Senior management

American Red Cross has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 4,609 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The American Red Cross 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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5K reviews

1.0

Jul 13, 2016

Disaster Program Manager

Disaster program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1.Helping citizens in the community is the best part. 2. Networking opportunities galore. 3. Opportunity to travel on paid deployments and training. 4. Amazing volunteers (but a limited number)

Cons

1. No work/life balance. 2. Unreasonable work hours, DPM's on average work 55 hours a week. 3. No support from higher ups in the organization. 4. No room for growth. 5. During interviewing for a DPS, I saw upper management blatantly discriminate against someone with a disability.

4.0

Jan 23, 2016

aa

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

12 year employee, employees fabulous

Cons

For a company in financial stress, restructured the organization charts to add more directors. After 2 years and still bleeding money decided another re organization which impacted secretaries like myself not the unnecessary newly added directors whom jobs were redundant to lower staff already doing that job. I would have recommended arc 7 years ago, today no way. There will be a knife in your back eventually.

3.0

Jan 21, 2016

Acquisition Planning and Scheduling Calendar Assistant

Acquisition planning and scheduling calendar assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

We have a wonderful mission.

Cons

Higher executives do not make decisions that best fit. They never ask for input, they just send orders down and never really understand if the orders are achievable or even doable in our system of record.

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