Does Sterling Engineering pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sterling Engineering employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sterling Engineering. This rating has decreased by 11% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Sterling Engineering?

96% of Sterling Engineering employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Sterling Engineering 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.3 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Sterling Engineering?

Technical Recruiter (12) , Recruiter (8) , Account Manager (2) , Consultant (2) , Engineer (2) , Intern (2) , Sales (2) , Sourcing Analyst (2)

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

"Great people to work with." ((in 11 reviews)); "Good management." ((in 7 reviews)); "The team is great but very competitive." ((in 7 reviews)); "I can speak from experience and be completely honest the best parts about the company would be the people / culture." ((in 5 reviews)); "fellow employees are great!" ((in 5 reviews))

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

"Bad benefits" ((in 5 reviews)); "The insurance is not much better than ACA Marketplace options, if a major positive change were to be considered, this is where I would start." ((in 3 reviews)); "no work/life balance, disrespected, churn and burn mentality." ((in 3 reviews))

Sterling Engineering Reviews

4.2

96% would recommend to a friend

(98 total reviews)

Rama Kavaliauskas

99% approve of CEO

96% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (98 reviews)

Sterling Engineering has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 98 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Sterling Engineering employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Human resources and staffing industry (3.8 stars).

Reviews by job title

98 reviews

5.0

12 Nov 2025

Every company is different...

Project assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Employees hold shares of the company because of ESOP. They are always looking out for the employees and contractors.

Cons

Can't name any right now.

Sterling Engineering Response

7mo

Thanks for sharing this! We’re really glad our ESOP culture and focus on taking care of our employees and contractors stand out. We appreciate you being part of the team.

5.0

29 Sept 2025

Employee Owned

Recruiter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

- Employee owned - Supportive team environment

Cons

nothing at this time ..

Sterling Engineering Response

7mo

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. #ESOP!

5.0

4 Jun 2025

Great Atmosphere

Administrative assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Pay is ok. But they do listen and hear you out. I like the company they contracted me out to. Sterling actually does try to do right by employees

Cons

The health insurance options suck. They really need to work on that.

Sterling Engineering Response

7mo

Hopefully, you find the move we've made to BCBS insurance as a positive change in the health insurance options.

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