Does Code for America pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Code for America employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Code for America. This rating has improved by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Code for America?

43% of Code for America employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Code for America 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Code for America?

Fellow (3) , Software Engineer (3) , Data Scientist (2) , Software Developer (2)

What are the pros of working at Code for America according to real employee reviews?

"Amazing people." ((in 7 reviews)); "The culture and collaborative work environment" ((in 6 reviews)); "Generous benefits" ((in 4 reviews)); "Coworkers from diverse backgrounds and skillsets" ((in 3 reviews)); "life balance is extremely strong." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Code for America according to real employee reviews?

"Senior leadership are so anti" ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Code for America layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Code for America locations?

San Francisco , Washington , California , Boston

Code for America reviews

3.3

43% would recommend to a friend

(48 total reviews)

Jennifer Pahlka

35% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

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Code for America has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 48 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Code for America employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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4.0

May 21, 2026

Incredible mission and people, but leadership lacks support

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Pros

Mission was incredible and so were people

Cons

Lack of transparency was rampant

1.0

May 19, 2026

Horrible Reputation...Sadly For a Good Reason

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Solid Ideas For People Who Never Understand Nuance

Cons

Idealistic to the point they don't understand people who struggle

1.0

Dec 11, 2025

Slow Sinking Ship

Engineer

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- They have a Union, but most jobs beyond senior are non-union eligible - Opportunities to learn new things even if it's not modern tech

Cons

- Poor structure and revenue model is all over the place in a bad way - High turnover: people leave a lot due to the culture being strange - Promotions /Advancement are like the lottery - You are not working on cutting edge stuff (fixing Gov legacy systems) - Highly political environment leaning to democratic space

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