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 318 reviews)); "Good benefits and easy onboarding" ((in 188 reviews)); "Work life balance is great" ((in 111 reviews)); "Colleagues are great and genuinely care." ((in 87 reviews)); "Great team to work with." ((in 68 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 108 reviews)); "poor management of employees" ((in 106 reviews)); "Constant layoffs every two years and irrespective of how much significance you are to the team you might be laid off" ((in 81 reviews)); "Salary is low unless you produce and reach upper bonus tiers." ((in 71 reviews)); "Upper management is always reorganizing." ((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.

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2.9

31% would recommend to a friend

(2,401 total reviews)

Michael Hansen

39% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

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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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4.0

Nov 8, 2018

Cengage Review

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Challenging, engaging, excellent training and growth opportunities, strong leadership

Cons

I have none to list at this time.

4.0

Nov 7, 2018

Great Company Culture

Learning consultant

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Great working environment Nice benefits package Culture of transparency and accountability Opportunity to grow and advance in the company Excellent professional development program. Flexible

Cons

I can't really think of any. I love working for this company.

5.0

Nov 7, 2018

So far so good!

Finance manager

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly/Smart/Ambitious people, lots of ways to add value (and get recognized for it), modern & new offices, use of technology to work across national offices, work/life balance

Cons

Legacy data systems need an overhaul (but that's practically every company, right?!) & the # of vacation days could be increased

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