Does CallisonRTKL pay their employees well?

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

How satisfied are employees working at CallisonRTKL ?

58% of CallisonRTKL employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated CallisonRTKL 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CallisonRTKL ?

Designer (69) , Senior Designer (40) , Associate (37) , Architectural Designer (18) , Architect (17) , Senior Associate (11) , Interior Designer (10) , Intern (7) , Internship (7) , Associate Principal (6) , Architectural Intern (4) , Intern - Hourly (4) , Principal (4) , Project Accountant (4) , Senior Architect (4)

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

"Able to work on various types of projects for famous brands and have great people to work with." ((in 45 reviews)); "Good benefits and over all nice people" ((in 21 reviews)); "Good work/life balance" ((in 16 reviews)); "An office team with excellent skills and knowledge, and great teams that are easy to work with." ((in 13 reviews)); "Office culture is good and is getting better." ((in 13 reviews))

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

"The new management are poor communicators (lots of words saying very little)." ((in 18 reviews)); "Virtually no women in architecture/design senior leadership and management roles." ((in 16 reviews)); "And low salary." ((in 14 reviews)); "pay is low" ((in 9 reviews)); "no bonuses/ travel help/ medical/ dental for below senior staff." ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about CallisonRTKL layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(397 total reviews)

Kim Heartwell

72% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

CallisonRTKL has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 397 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CallisonRTKL employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Servicios de construcción, reparación y mantenimiento industry (3.7 stars).

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397 reviews

4.0

Apr 7, 2017

PUD Masterplanning

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great group of people, excellent pay and benefits. Also interesting projects all over the world. Beautiful offices although the location isn't great (farringdon)

Cons

Difficult to move up - management seem to control their little kingdoms and don't like it when you cross market yourself within the business. American company that doesn't totally understand the Central European marketplace Upper management all white men with very few exceptions

3.0

Apr 5, 2017

Some good, some bad

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Met some thoughtful female leaders here

Cons

Hierarchy and political issues got in the way of trying to do great work for a client because leadership was not aligned

1.0

Mar 30, 2017

Interior Designer

Senior designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good starter if you are out of college. Good exposure. Friendly coworkers, great team (nyc office).

Cons

Not rewarding. Management either doesn't have a power or doesn't care about team's progress and growth. Higher level positions offer better benefits, forget if you are a designer or senior designer. There are activities and study workshops offered but again higher level employees are priority. No bonuses also. They promise you better opportunities and promotion next season, and come up with better excuse year after year. If you are a good and quick 'producer' management will keep you in the lower position so you can keep producing. Design? Forget about the design. In this firm the board of directors cares about the numbers and results, design comes but as a secondary factor. I also found young people around me, coming straight from college not as ambitious and motivated. No desire for good architecture! Do your research and look somewhere else!!!

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