Does Cengage pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cengage employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 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?

34% 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, 2.9 for culture and values and 2.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cengage?

Learning Consultant (77) , Account Executive (62) , Sales Representative (55) , 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 323 reviews)); "Good benefits and easy onboarding" ((in 189 reviews)); "Work life balance is great" ((in 121 reviews)); "Colleagues are great and genuinely care." ((in 80 reviews)); "Great team to work with." ((in 66 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 110 reviews)); "poor management of employees" ((in 107 reviews)); "Upper management is always reorganizing." ((in 68 reviews)); "Constant layoffs and reorgs." ((in 66 reviews)); "Unfortunately salary is low and needs improvement" ((in 62 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.

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3.0

34% would recommend to a friend

(2,397 total reviews)

Michael Hansen

43% approve of CEO

27% positive business outlook

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3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Work/Life balance

2.9

Culture & values

2.9

Compensation and benefits

2.5

Career opportunities

2.4

Senior management

Cengage has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,397 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Cengage employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Mídia e comunicação industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews

3.0

Apr 17, 2025

Former Employee SDET

Software development engineer in test (sdet)

Recommend

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Pros

My teammates were really great people and did a lot to help me get up and running

Cons

Poor communication and transparency management

3.0

Apr 15, 2025

Associate Content Project Manager

Associate project manager

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Remote Work | No micromanagement | Comfort | Good Culture

Cons

Work is boring Nothing related to Project Management Low Salary No Career opportunities Very slow Monotonous

3.0

Apr 8, 2025

Great Start

Associate software engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

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Everyday people were amazing to work with. Pay was good

Cons

Organization has a lot to work out with itself. A lot of reorganizations.

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