Does Alameda County pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Alameda County employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Alameda County. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Alameda County?

72% of Alameda County employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Alameda County 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Alameda County?

Administrative Assistant (5) , Social Worker (5) , Specialist Clerk (4) , Specialist Clerk I (4) , Auditor (3) , Eligibility Technician I (3) , Program Specialist (3) , Accountant (2) , Accounting Specialist (2) , Administrative Specialist II (2) , Audit Intern (2) , Data Entry (2) , Deputy Sheriff (2) , Eligibility Technician (2) , Eligibility Worker (2)

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

"Good benefits and retirement." ((in 50 reviews)); "People are nice and willing to teach you" ((in 18 reviews)); "Pay is good." ((in 14 reviews)); "Decent salary especially right out of school." ((in 9 reviews)); "There are many pros including job security good salaries lots of holidays pension great medical benefits good union representation." ((in 8 reviews))

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

"bad management and more bad management" ((in 11 reviews)); "Mixed feelings because some managers are great and some are not." ((in 6 reviews)); "No training." ((in 6 reviews)); "the upper management just care about meeting mandates and don't care about workers' wellbeing" ((in 6 reviews)); "Politics, bad management, nepotism, dishonesty by upper managers" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Alameda County redundancies in 2026?

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

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Alameda County Reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(281 total reviews)

Susan Muranishi

72% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

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Alameda County has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 281 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Alameda County employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government and public administration industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

281 reviews

3.0

May 12, 2026

Decent place to work

Financial analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

stability, solid pay, would recommend

Cons

parking situation is a headache if not there before 730

2.0

Mar 21, 2026

Great benefits terrible culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Solid benefits structure and salary matrix. Fairly efficient administrative support

Cons

Atrocious political leadership. Compromised politicians driving supposedly objective administrative process for political and financial gain. Overtly threatened if you don’t comply.

5.0

Feb 17, 2026

Great Place to Work

Is-analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

My leadership team is good at developing our team members.

Cons

Government pay can be less than the private sector

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