Does Common Cause pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Common Cause employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Common Cause. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Common Cause?

70% of Common Cause employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Common Cause 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Common Cause?

Intern (6) , Director (2) , Fellow (2) , Internship (2) , Program Intern (2)

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

"Great people working on great issues!" ((in 5 reviews))

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

"Management is anti" ((in 2 reviews))

What are employees saying about Common Cause redundancies in 2026?

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

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3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(24 total reviews)

Jordan Davis and Marilyn Carpinteyro

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52% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Culture and values

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.2

Diversity and inclusion

3.0

Senior management

3.0

Career opportunities

Common Cause has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 24 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Common Cause employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Non-profit and NGO industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

24 reviews

1.0

14 Aug 2019

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Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The only pros are the issues you will work on.

Cons

Disorganized. No advancement opportunities unless you are willing to suck up to overpaid VPs. Lack of progressive policies for a so-called watchdog organization. Inappropriate actions by HR staff. Overall lack of communication between staff, and a dismissive attitude toward state chapters.

2.0

19 Mar 2017

Wonderful work. Horrible leadership.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good benefits. And the issues --- there is no other organization that works on these vital democracy reform with the kind of clout that Common Cause has.

Cons

Leadership at Common Cause is myopic. There is no room to grow. There are few (if any) opportunities to learn. They are constantly laying people off and hiring new staff and then laying those staff off -- so on and so forth. Staff are consumed by how miserable they are and all are constantly on the lookout for a better job. Also, you will be paid in pennies. Unless you are one of their overpaid VPs.

4.0

4 Feb 2014

Motivated to help advance your career

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The state chapters - where the magic happens - offer mutually beneficial employment. I've been given a lot of opportunities here.

Cons

National organization is drifting from core message, and does not support state chapters enough (financially or otherwise). Budgets are extremely tight.

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