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 14 reviews)); "The pay is good." ((in 9 reviews)); "Smart coworkers" ((in 3 reviews)); "Good perks" ((in 3 reviews)); "Extremely talented team who was willing to help their interns develop." ((in 3 reviews))

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

"I've come to believe that a financially unhealthy company cannot have a healthy culture, since at the end of the day we're trying to run a business." ((in 7 reviews)); "Lack of focus: at times the company, and the management, seem to lack focus and direction." ((in 4 reviews)); "Leadership constantly changes their mind on product direction" ((in 4 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

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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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4.0

Mar 6, 2019

Great people, uncertain business

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

People are all wonderful Thoughtful about code and design quality

Cons

At the time, business prospects were uncertain. Possibly different now?

1.0

Aug 14, 2018

Top-down leadership, meandering strategy

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Great location in SOMA. Some good perks like free lunch, meditation, unlimited PTO. People are generally nice and humble.

Cons

Toxic political culture. Very top-down. The team roadmaps are decided by the CEO who should be focusing on how to grow the company instead. The strategy kept changing each month. Just when you thought things were settling on a vision, they'd announce a new initiative and never explained why the previous strategy was discarded. Management is young and doesn't speak up enough to push back. Newer leadership hires brought a culture of toxicity and unprofessionalism to the company. The company doesn't care about its employees. It doesn't care about helping them grow. It only cares about making the executives look good.

4.0

Jun 14, 2018

Empathetic and thoughtful people, mission driven product, lots of learning

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

- Mission and problem really matter in the world - People are kind, thoughtful, empathetic, and really good at their jobs - Lots of opportunity for growth into new skillsets for those who take initiative

Cons

- Like any startup, lots of strategic shifts, refinements and re-orgs

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