Does Foster + Partners pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Foster + Partners employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Foster + Partners. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Foster + Partners?

57% of Foster + Partners employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Foster + Partners 2.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Foster + Partners?

Architect (152) , Associate (52) , Architectural Assistant (38) , Part II Architectural Assistant (26) , Associate Partner (23) , BIM Coordinator (22) , Part I Architectural Assistant (19) , Designer (14) , Architectural Designer (12) , Landscape Architect (12) , 3D Artist (11) , Architectural Assistant Part II (10) , Engineer (10) , Project Manager (9) , Partner (8)

What are the pros of working at Foster + Partners according to real employee reviews?

"Some of the people are great but that’s pure coincidence and nothing Fosters can take credit for!" ((in 48 reviews)); "Great colleagues and team work" ((in 30 reviews)); "Great team and head of admin" ((in 29 reviews)); "Great facilities / workshops / project variety" ((in 15 reviews)); "Good benefits and ease for everything, they are flexible with your personal situation." ((in 12 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Foster + Partners according to real employee reviews?

"Long hours and you can only get a taxi home on the company from 11pm onwards" ((in 98 reviews)); "no progression and poor management" ((in 31 reviews)); "Poor consideration for health and wellbeing due to long hours and overworking" ((in 29 reviews)); "low pay" ((in 22 reviews)); "Terrible politics and lack of recognition" ((in 7 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Foster + Partners locations?

New York , San Francisco , Los Angeles , Cupertino , Chicago , Austin , Venice , Miami , Atlanta , Birmingham

Foster + Partners reviews

3.3

57% would recommend to a friend

(754 total reviews)

Stuart Latham

69% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

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Foster + Partners has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 754 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Foster + Partners employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

754 reviews

5.0

Jun 29, 2026

Innovative projects with tight deadlines

Design systems analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

innovative environment, interesting projects, career progession, events

Cons

sometimes there is a lot of ambiguity, tight deadlines and

1.0

Jun 25, 2026

Don't destroy your dreams

Senior graphic designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

reputation. Your friends will think that's super cool that you're working for F+P...

Cons

Take the worst cons ever and elevate them to ten. Never will leave before 8 pm, and sometimes, with luck, you can go home after 2 am... they might lie to you, saying that you're underperforming, just 'cause they want to reduce the headcount to make the company more profitable to be sold sooner...

3.0

Jun 22, 2026

Good CV name, but boring work and low pay

3d artist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good name to have on cv

Cons

quite boring and dry and terrible pay

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