Does Cengage pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cengage employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cengage. This rating has decreased by 10% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cengage?

31% of Cengage employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cengage 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 2.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cengage?

Learning Consultant (77) , Account Executive (62) , Sales Representative (56) , Manager (42) , Product Manager (36) , Project Manager (30) , Sales (29) , Sales Consultant (29) , Product Assistant (28) , Customer Service Representative (26) , Director (23) , Software Engineer (23) , Content Developer (19) , Account Manager (18) , Marketing (18)

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

"There are some great people at Cengage and the open work environment is collaborative and fast paced." ((in 310 reviews)); "Good benefits and easy onboarding" ((in 197 reviews)); "Work life balance is great" ((in 112 reviews)); "Colleagues are great and genuinely care." ((in 86 reviews)); "Great team to work with." ((in 63 reviews))

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

"Increasingly low pay for sales..little chance for advancement unless you are part of the "in crowd"" ((in 112 reviews)); "poor management of employees" ((in 106 reviews)); "Constant restructuring and layoffs." ((in 77 reviews)); "Upper management is always reorganizing." ((in 67 reviews)); "Salary is low unless you produce and reach upper bonus tiers." ((in 66 reviews))

What are employees saying about Cengage layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Cengage layoffs and their outlook for job security at Cengage in 2026.

Cengage reviews

2.9

31% would recommend to a friend

(2,401 total reviews)

Michael Hansen

39% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

2.8

Culture & values

2.8

Compensation and benefits

2.4

Career opportunities

2.3

Senior management

Cengage has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 2,401 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Cengage employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Mídia e comunicação industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

4.0

Apr 10, 2023

Good place to work

Customer success manager

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Great team culture and overall company culture.

Cons

So much work and hard to keep up with demand.

5.0

Apr 6, 2023

Good environment, flexible hours

Associate technical content developer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

There's a lot going well in the environment here: Managers are focused on personal and professional growth, the coworkers are nice and generally happy to be doing their job, and there's great flexibility for hours. The job itself is a good mix of creativity and seeing new I do feel pretty connected to the CEO, who runs a weekly meeting and openly answers questions (even anon ones) from employees.

Cons

I wish the pay was higher (<50k for my science PhD and some programming skills, yeesh), and some extra PTO would be nice. Training could've been more comprehensive and smoother, but they've improved it since I came in.

Cengage Response

3y

Thank you for leaving a review. It is great to hear that your managers are focused on your personal and professional development. I am also happy to hear that you find your work flexible and that our First Friday conversations help you feel connected to me and the company. I appreciate your feedback regarding onboarding and training and it’s encouraging to hear that you feel it has improved since you started working here. In terms of compensation, our HR teams closely monitor the market to ensure we are staying competitive in the education industry and that we are providing employees with a fair total compensation package. Regarding disconnect while working on projects, I encourage you to have a conversation with your manager about improving existing modes and frequency of communication. Best, Jim Chilton, CTO

3.0

Apr 5, 2023

Great Culture

K12 sales consultant

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people to work and collaborate with daily.

Cons

Change is the constant and reorg and layoff a part of everyday here.

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