Sound Behavioral Health
Hiring organization · Based in Auburn, WA
- 1
- open role, live count
- 2.7
- Google rating
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
What stands out
Experienced nurses
You would work with dedicated peers and psychiatric teams on a mission staff say they value.
As of 2026Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.comSource 3: glassdoor.sg
Experienced nurses
Our one posting lists $56.18 an hour.
From employer postingsAs of 2026-09-04
New graduates
Staff report that on-the-job learning exists.
Experienced nurses
You would share work with clients that staff describe as strong, in a setting they still tie to collaboration.
As of 2026Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.comSource 3: glassdoor.sg
Starting out and growing here
- Career development
- Staff report on-the-job learning exists, but low pay, high caseloads, and a culture that discourages extra credentials stall growth.
The city
Living in Auburn, WA
Auburn sits in Washington's Green River Valley, between Seattle and Tacoma, offering nurses a quieter suburban base with easy access to both metros. The nearby Cascade foothills and Muckleshoot tribal lands give the area a distinctly Pacific Northwest feel.
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- State price level · Washington
- 7% above the national average
- State index 107.0 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,786/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $97,884/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You would work with dedicated peers and psychiatric teams on a mission staff say they value, alongside clients they call strong.
More about Sound Behavioral Health
You would hear staff name the mission, dedicated peers, strong clients, and collaboration between clinicians and psychiatric teams as what they value.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Mission and coworkers
- Employees value the mission, dedicated peers, strong clients, and collaboration between clinicians and psychiatric teams.
As of 2026Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.comSource 3: glassdoor.sg
- Toxic culture and micromanagement
- Reviews describe a toxic climate with micromanagement and supervisors belittling staff in public.
- Leadership and support
- Staff report poor communication, unrealistic expectations, powerless mid-managers, and top leaders who do not address concerns or employee mental health.
As of 2026Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.comSource 3: glassdoor.sg
More review themes
- Pay, caseloads, and burnout
- Low pay, unlimited heavy caseloads, limited support, and pressure to work unpaid overtime are tied to widespread burnout.
As of 2026Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.comSource 3: glassdoor.sg
- Workplace diversity
- A clinician said the workplace lacked racial and ethnic diversity and treated equity messaging as community advertising.
As of 2021-03-23Source: glassdoor.sg
What to weigh
Staff describe low pay, unlimited heavy caseloads, limited support, and pressure to work unpaid overtime, tied to widespread burnout.
As of 2026Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.comSource 3: glassdoor.sg
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