Does CalSTRS pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, CalSTRS employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at CalSTRS. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at CalSTRS?

81% of CalSTRS employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated CalSTRS 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CalSTRS?

Associate Governmental Program Analyst (9) , Student Assistant (9) , Staff Services Analyst (7) , Associate Governmental Program Analyst (AGPA) (6) , Investment Officer (6) , Associate Portfolio Manager (4) , AGPA (3) , Manager (3) , Accountant Trainee (2) , Analyst (2) , Investments Intern (2) , Portfolio Manager (2) , Project Manager (2) , Research Data Analyst (2) , SSM1 (2)

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

"building is nice" ((in 12 reviews)); "Great culture in most divisions" ((in 12 reviews)); "Great environment and coworkers." ((in 4 reviews)); "friendly staff" ((in 4 reviews)); "Nice office" ((in 4 reviews))

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

"A lot of managers have a "grass is greener on the other side" fantasy." ((in 6 reviews)); "Parking at the CalSTRS garage is expensive." ((in 4 reviews)); "Middle management can be suspicious, malicious, and outright dishonest." ((in 3 reviews)); "Upper management calls out and takes time off often but it becomes an issue when employees need to." ((in 2 reviews))

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4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(111 total reviews)

Cassandra Lichnock

85% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

CalSTRS has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 111 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The CalSTRS employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).

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111 reviews

5.0

26 May 2026

Friendly and professional team with great collaboration

Associate governmental program analyst (agpa)

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Friendly, Professional, Great Team and collaboration

Cons

None that I can think of

5.0

24 Mar 2026

Good culture and work-life balance, but parking costs and bureaucracy

Associate project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good culture and work life balance

Cons

Pay for parking. Bureaucracy makes things slow.

5.0

23 Jan 2026

Thumbs up

Pension program manager i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Culture and CEO are great

Cons

Low pay for the amount of work we do

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