Does Swann Galleries pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Swann Galleries employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Swann Galleries. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Swann Galleries?

40% of Swann Galleries employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Swann Galleries 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

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

"on with art and passionate colleagues." ((in 5 reviews)); "Most employees who’ve stayed at the company for many years have a strong passion for their subject matter and have formed bonds with their coworkers – enjoying events from holiday parties, post" ((in 3 reviews))

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

"Inconsistent salary, position titles, and responsibilities vary wildly from department to department, often with people in the same role having completely different pay, responsibilities, and client access, regardless of their level of work." ((in 3 reviews)); "Management frequently make false promises to loyal employees and favoritism is rampant." ((in 2 reviews))

Swann Galleries Reviews

3.4

40% would recommend to a friend

(17 total reviews)

Nicholas D. Lowry

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50% positive business outlook

Swann Galleries has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 17 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Swann Galleries employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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17 reviews

3.0

16 Mar 2026

Great work culture.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Very warm and caring work environment with accommodating staff.

Cons

Limited growth, outdated operations practices.

4.0

14 Mar 2025

Good work life balance

Cataloger

Recommend

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Pros

Good work life balance Great company culture and coworkers

Cons

Pay but everything else is good

4.0

16 Dec 2023

If they paid enough it would be the perfect job

Cataloger

Recommend

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Pros

feeling of being a valued part of the team both professionally and personally brilliant and fun coworkers encoraged to gorw and continue learning clients are kind getting to closely work with amazing art in your own and other departments everyday paid weekly best work life balance of any job in the arts I've had before

Cons

under paid for NYC benifits (health, dental ect) are out of reach to afford on the provided salary - many people are on government or a spouses health insurance as a result

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