Does Medium pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Medium employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Medium. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Medium?

83% of Medium employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Medium 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Medium?

Content Writer (14) , Freelance Writer (12) , Writer (12) , Software Engineer (5) , Curator (3) , Anonymous (2) , Executive Assistant (2) , Operations (2) , Product Manager (2) , Technical Writer (2)

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

"The people are great and really kind and open." ((in 15 reviews)); "The pay is good." ((in 8 reviews)); "Smart coworkers" ((in 3 reviews)); "Fair pay, good benefits and good growth opportunities." ((in 3 reviews))

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

"product pivots, more staff than current human resources processes and management can serve, no 401k match" ((in 6 reviews)); "Leadership constantly changes their mind on product direction" ((in 5 reviews)); "Turnover was high which seemed like a red flag from day one, and my time at the company ended with a layoff." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Medium layoffs in 2026?

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

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4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(74 total reviews)

Tony Stubblebine

83% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

Medium has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 74 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Medium 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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74 reviews

5.0

Jul 20, 2022

Best for New Freelancers

Freelance writer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Provides a solid layout for blogs, tracks performance in several forms, and allows writers to share their thoughts with reasonable pay.

Cons

In order to get paid, writers must be 18 years of age with a minimum of one article and 100 followers, which makes it difficult for young writers to profit from their work.

5.0

Oct 7, 2020

Technical content

Content writer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good place and learn and make people learn Be on cutting edge of new technology amazing work culture fastest growing organisation every individual is considered and given importance

Cons

Nothing to specify about it

5.0

Aug 12, 2020

Good

Recuirtment

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Working with people folks was great

Cons

can feel top down sometimes

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