Does Simons Foundation pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Simons Foundation employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Simons Foundation. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Simons Foundation?

76% of Simons Foundation employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Simons Foundation 4.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.5 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Simons Foundation?

Flatiron Research Fellow (14) , Research Fellow (6) , Software Engineer (4) , Research Analyst (3) , Research Scientist (3) , Intern (2) , Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2) , Postdoctoral Researcher (2) , Project Manager (2) , Research Assistant (2) , Research Associate (2) , Researcher (2)

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

"great benefits" ((in 17 reviews)); "Great people and awesome science" ((in 13 reviews)); "friendly coworkers" ((in 3 reviews)); "Great facilities and environment to work in." ((in 3 reviews)); "You will have friendly colleagues." ((in 3 reviews))

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

"Confrontational management, obsession with changing technologies every other week, working in a hermetically sealed bubble closed off to the real world." ((in 4 reviews)); "Salaries are below average." ((in 4 reviews)); "American culture"." ((in 3 reviews))

Simons Foundation Reviews

4.4

76% would recommend to a friend

(89 total reviews)

David Spergel

88% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (89 reviews)

Simons Foundation has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 89 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Simons Foundation 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

89 reviews

5.0

8 Dec 2025

Excellent Place to Work

Grants administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Fantastic organization that does great work. A wonderful place full of motivated, creative individuals who care about the mission.

Cons

No cons to report on as of yet.

5.0

18 Sept 2025

Excellent environment, rewarding experience

Software engineer intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

- Interesting projects with scientific applications - 1-1 mentorship - SF provided all meals during working days - SF provided housing in Manhattan

Cons

- Less collaborative work (at least in my case)

5.0

28 Mar 2025

One-of-a-kind computational research science institute

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Excellent people, computational resources, free food, dynamic, engaging environment

Cons

None really, except the pay is not competitive with finance or tech companies

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