Working at CoStar

Shine and Rise with CoStar

What does it take to shine? Showing real initiative? Outperforming everyone else around you? When the question is your career, the answers aren’t always obvious. But this much is certain: You’ll shine brighter with a company that brings out the best of your ambition, energy and talents. We’re CoStar Group. For over 24 years we’ve made it our business to help our employees excel. From accounting to research, from sales to product development, we know our success is reflected in your success.

At CoStar, good things happen when you shine. You see the evidence of that in every department: It’s the former staff accountant that now heads finance. It’s the former sales rep that leads U.S. sales. Or it’s the former field researcher that manages the industry’s largest research organization. On and on it goes, dozens of home grown examples of men and women that interviewed here … and never looked back. The fact is, no company succeeds if it doesn’t retain good people. So it’s long been our policy to meet exceptional effort with exceptional reward. You shine. You rise. Wherever you set your career path while working at CoStar, you can count on continuous training and development from the industry leader.

Find success with CoStar as a Sales Executive, Inside Sales Executive, Research Associate, Customer Service Manager, Call Center Manager, Analyst, SQL Developer, Network Engineer, DBA, .Net Developer, Photographer, or Economist.

What drives you? Success, ambition, creativity? Stop looking, start shining with CoStar.

Values & Culture

What we have to offer

Working at CoStar Group is a highly rewarding experience of personal growth. Our culture attracts and encourages the best and brightest. We take work seriously, but we have fun, too. With professional values and can-do attitudes, we value each other and help each other succeed. Great benefits. Ongoing training. Modern offices. A business-casual work environment. They all help make CoStar a friendly place to work and grow.

Awards & Accolades

Innovation. Responsibility. Community.

The staff and management of CoStar work hard to build a company that advances innovation, responsibility and community in a positive, team-focused environment. So we’re honored when other organizations single us out for business distinction.
Recent examples:

• Forbes Magazine's List of America's 200 Best Small Companies
• Business 2.0 Magazine’s List of 100 Fastest-Growing Tech Companies
• Deloitte Fast 50 List of Fastest-Growing Technology Firms (10th consecutive year)
• 2009 Excellence in ENERGY STAR Promotion Award (for promoting energy efficiency in the commercial real estate industry)
• 2007 Transwestern Public Company Trendsetter of the Year Award
• Ernest & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year Award

Benefits

How you'll benefit

Talented employees are the foundation of our success. That's why we work hard to attract and keep individuals with a proven record of performance. Through an assortment of health and lifestyle benefits, we offer you the resources to build a stronger, healthful future … as well as supporting your personal growth, advancement and well-being.

Employee Leave

• Vacation Leave is based on completed service
  1. 3 months — 3 days granted
  2. 3months but less than 1 year — earn 9 days
  3. 1 year but less than 2 years — earn 12 days
  4. 2 years but less than 5 years — earn 15 days per year
  5. 5 years and more — earn 20 days per year
• Holidays — 9 per year
• Personal Days — 2 per year
• Parental Leave
• Wedding Leave

Transporation

• Washington, DC— Up to $100/month for Metro Smart Benefit Cards
• Boston, MA — Up to $100/month for T-Pass
• Columbia, MD — Free parking
• San Diego, CA — Free parking

• Medical, Dental, Prescription, Vision Insurance — CoStar pays most of the premium
• Pre-tax Health Insurance Premiums
• Paid Sick Time — 5 days per year
• Free Flu Shots
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee Wellness Program

Financial

• 401(k) Plan — CoStar provides 50 cents for every dollar contributed up to 6% of compensation
• Company-Paid Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• Company-Paid Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Company-Paid Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Career

• Extensive Basic Training for Research and Sales Associates
• Advanced Training Opportunities
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Mentor Program
• Service Awards
• Business Casual Dress

Employee-Paid

• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Cancer Insurance Coverage
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Supplemental Short-term Disability Insurance
• Pre-Paid Legal Membership