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?

35% 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 Consultant (29) , Product Assistant (28) , Sales (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 317 reviews)); "Good benefits and easy onboarding" ((in 183 reviews)); "Work life balance is great" ((in 116 reviews)); "Colleagues are great and genuinely care." ((in 83 reviews)); "Great team to work with." ((in 59 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 110 reviews)); "Constant layoffs every two years and irrespective of how much significance you are to the team you might be laid off" ((in 78 reviews)); "Upper management is always reorganizing." ((in 70 reviews)); "Unfortunately salary is low and needs improvement" ((in 68 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

35% would recommend to a friend

(2,396 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 2,396 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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4.0

May 18, 2026

Strong culture, solid company

Director of admissions

Recommend

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Pros

Great culture Good work/life balance Leadership seems to care equally about staff and customer

Cons

Very large organization spread out across the country. Can feel isolated at times

1.0

May 11, 2026

Don't get comfortable, it's going to change.

Account executive

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Hybrid work environment. Great coworkers.

Cons

Vague goals and responsibilities. Constant change. Employees make the sacrifice for the overall bottom line.

3.0

May 5, 2026

Good camaraderie, but frequent reorgs hinder sales momentum

Sales

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Good camaraderie with colleagues and EOY wellness week.

Cons

Too many reorgs. Ed Tech sales is a very relationship based business and yearly changes to the sales organizations breaks the trusted relationships that have been made at institutions and stops sales momentum.

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