Does California State Senate pay their employees well?

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

How satisfied are employees working at California State Senate?

60% of California State Senate employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated California State Senate 2.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at California State Senate?

District Representative (20) , Legislative Aide (8) , Field Representative (7) , Intern (7) , Capitol Security Technician (4) , Consultant (3) , Executive Assistant (3) , Internship (3) , Legislative Intern (3) , Communications Director (2) , Deputy Director (2) , Graphic Designer (2) , Legislative Director (2) , Office Assistant (2) , Policy Analyst (2)

What are the pros of working at California State Senate according to real employee reviews?

"good benefits" ((in 20 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 7 reviews)); "Great benefits and accrued time off." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at California State Senate according to real employee reviews?

"starting pay is low" ((in 12 reviews)); "Long hours with a very hierarchical structure" ((in 6 reviews)); "The only con is that the internship was unpaid." ((in 4 reviews))

California State Senate Reviews

3.9

60% would recommend to a friend

(88 total reviews)

Toni Atkins

91% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (88 reviews)

California State Senate has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 88 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The California State Senate employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government and public administration industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

88 reviews

3.0

4 Aug 2024

California State Senate: District Representative Job

District representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

develop a large set of skills to help in exploring next career steps networking opportunity for future jobs in government, politics, government and community relations, education, etc...

Cons

work more than 40 hours, weekends included, meetings and events go late into the night past 9pm, low pay, low opportunity for moving up

3.0

9 Oct 2024

good job--while it lasts

Policy analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

good benefits, networking, experience, learning opportunities

Cons

long hours, temperamental bosses, pay is below average for LA

5.0

15 July 2024

Amazing

District representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The opportunities that come out of working for the state legislature including the incredible benefits!

Cons

Opportunity to grow within the legislature is very limited and there are often higher paying positions in the private sector

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