Does Pinkerton pay their employees well?

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

How satisfied are employees working at Pinkerton?

65% of Pinkerton employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Pinkerton 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Pinkerton?

Research Associate (27) , Intelligence Analyst (23) , Analyst (13) , Agent (11) , Director (11) , RSOC Operator (9) , Security Operator (9) , Executive Protection Agent (8) , Security Officer (8) , Manager (7) , Team Leader (6) , Security Manager (5) , Investigator (4) , Operations Manager (4) , Quality Specialist (4)

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

"work/life balance is good" ((in 18 reviews)); "The pay is good." ((in 17 reviews)); "Good benefits within US government restrictions." ((in 14 reviews)); "10 years speaks greatly on the employee friendly atmosphere and dedicated teams behind the success of the organization." ((in 9 reviews)); "Colleagues in Pinkerton are great" ((in 9 reviews))

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

"poor management" ((in 21 reviews)); "Initial training was a little chaotic" ((in 7 reviews)); "Complete disorder and awful leadership." ((in 7 reviews)); "No hike and no bonus" ((in 5 reviews)); "Once my contract was ended upper management seemed to not care what happened to me and minimal effort was put forth to find and staff me in another full time position." ((in 4 reviews))

What Pinkerton locations have received the highest employee ratings?

New York , Los Angeles , Seattle , Fremont

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Pinkerton reviews

3.6

65% would recommend to a friend

(391 total reviews)

Jack Zahran

83% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Culture & values

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

Pinkerton has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 391 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Pinkerton employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

391 reviews

1.0

May 26, 2026

Good relationships with coworkers, but poor management support

Intelligence analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Co workers and firt line management had a good relationship

Cons

Total lack of support from management Micro managing on steroids Company benefits are poor in comparison to other industries HR and career development was a joke

3.0

May 18, 2026

Professional company with good management, but unreliable apps

Executive protection agent

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Professional Company, Good Management and Decent PTO

Cons

Heavy reliabillity on applications and web apps that are unreliable

3.0

May 16, 2026

Strong company reputation but poor scheduling issues

Executive protection agent

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company history, reputation and size.

Cons

Poor scheduling, lack of flexibility, horrible time clock system.

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