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 431 reviews)); "Some benefits were good like tuition reimbursement and admin leave." ((in 229 reviews)); "Great Coworkers and Supivisors" ((in 105 reviews)); "Very predictable and such great staff" ((in 78 reviews)); "They’re training was good for those who never had phlebotomy experience before and even for those who were already a phlebotomist." ((in 75 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 146 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 108 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

2.0

Mar 7, 2019

Grow your career elsewhere

Account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work from home office, Great Co-Workers

Cons

Punished for weather cancellations and staff call-outs, Inexperienced management, Low car stipend, Unequal workload among fellow account managers

3.0

Feb 26, 2019

Not enough of donations go to the programs

Vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The mission and history are amazing. The commitment of the volunteers just astounding.

Cons

National management is overbearing and recruited out of Corporate America. The heart of the organization is fading. It was appalling to understand how little of the chapter budgets made it to those in need or for the benefit of the volunteers. The overhead for the national structure is inefficient. Senior leaders making over $400k in salaries. Wow.

1.0

Jan 15, 2019

Worst Culture and Management

Blood services

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The idea of the mission

Cons

The 3 departments that make up the blood services are extremely disconnected and do not get along. Management is more cut throat than I have ever seen, The turnover is constant due to the culture and unrealistic demands. STAY AWAY! Be a donor, appreciate the outside image. Internally its draining, your efforts are unappreciated and your stability which you would want to feel in a job, just isnt real. Everyone is just miserable. Its exhausting!

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