Does CallisonRTKL pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, CallisonRTKL employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at CallisonRTKL . This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at CallisonRTKL ?

58% of CallisonRTKL employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated CallisonRTKL 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CallisonRTKL ?

Designer (69) , Senior Designer (40) , Associate (37) , Architectural Designer (18) , Architect (17) , Senior Associate (11) , Interior Designer (10) , Intern (7) , Internship (7) , Associate Principal (6) , Architectural Intern (4) , Intern - Hourly (4) , Principal (4) , Project Accountant (4) , Senior Architect (4)

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

"Able to work on various types of projects for famous brands and have great people to work with." ((in 42 reviews)); "Great benefits and tons of PTO" ((in 25 reviews)); "Good work/life balance" ((in 14 reviews)); "Office culture is good and is getting better." ((in 14 reviews)); "Depending on your department you can get some great coworkers." ((in 12 reviews))

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

"The new management are poor communicators (lots of words saying very little)." ((in 20 reviews)); "Virtually no women in architecture/design senior leadership and management roles." ((in 16 reviews)); "And low salary." ((in 15 reviews)); "pay is low" ((in 12 reviews)); "Teams are blamed for issued caused by upper management thus causing a high turn over." ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about CallisonRTKL layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(397 total reviews)

Kim Heartwell

72% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

CallisonRTKL has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 397 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CallisonRTKL employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Bauwesen, Reparatur- und Wartungsservices industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

397 reviews

4.0

Jul 17, 2022

Good place to work, nice benefits

Senior designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Coworkers were nice, projects were fun. Good benefits overall

Cons

Turnover is high, some bosses don't hear out what workers need causing them to leave

4.0

Mar 30, 2022

Not a glamour firm, but a decent option, especially for 1-5 years.

Architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great PTO, Opportunities to learn and grow if you look for them.

Cons

Have to fight for raises and promotions as they won't give them unless you do. Subsidiary of a foreign parent company so lots of politics and excess steps just to appease shareholders.

1.0

Nov 29, 2021

Unprofessional and Unqualified

Senior designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They make renderings for projects

Cons

I worked in CallisonRTKL and several other companies, and when I compare them to other companies, they are lacking in MANY areas. They are not spending time developing the projects, they just want to finish and send it over. The only thing they spend time is rendering which could be done by any artist. When we send the project to city, they have tones of comments, they tell us why you violated all the codes and zoning because the management doesn't want to solve those, and they don't even know these codes exist!! The vice president just care about cosmetics which create thousands of problems down the line. I just got tired to tell them we need to spend time on codes, zoning, performance, accessibility, sustainability, and not just renderings.

CallisonRTKL Response

Thank you for your feedback. While you are no longer at CRTKL, we appreciate your unique perspective about how we managed our projects. We have expert architects in zoning, codes, and accessibility, and quite a strong team in sustainable design--headed by Pablo LaRoche. We wish you luck as you transition to other employment opportunities and develop in your professional career.

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