Does Newsela pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Newsela employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Newsela. This rating has improved by 14% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Newsela?

43% of Newsela employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Newsela 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Newsela?

Software Engineer (11) , Customer Success Manager (10) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (10) , Sales (9) , Senior Software Engineer (9) , Customer Success Manager (CSM) (6) , Sales Development Representative (6) , Account Executive (5) , Sales Representative (4) , Freelancer (3) , Anonymous (2) , Anonymous Employee (2) , Content Contributor (2) , Content Writer (2) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (2)

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

"The people I worked with in my immediate department were great." ((in 22 reviews)); "2. Some good benefits" ((in 17 reviews)); "Great culture and company and LGBTQ representation" ((in 17 reviews)); "Great work/life balance" ((in 14 reviews)); "Great teams for new developers" ((in 11 reviews))

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

"Lots of layoffs." ((in 22 reviews)); "Poor leadership and strategy" ((in 20 reviews)); "CEO is cold and uninspiring." ((in 10 reviews)); "Management was poor and lacked empathy." ((in 8 reviews)); "Managers don’t know how to be effective." ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about Newsela redundancies in 2026?

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

Newsela Reviews

3.3

43% would recommend to a friend

(247 total reviews)

Pep Carrera

49% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

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Newsela has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 247 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Newsela employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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247 reviews

1.0

29 Jun 2026

ICs are great, leadership is not.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Lovely people across the company. Many are former teachers passionate about helping students.

Cons

Leadership is ruthless and makes decisions for seemingly no reason. Employees are expected to move mountains with no support. CEO is cold and uninspiring.

3.0

25 Jun 2026

Smart and hardworking team, but pay is lacking

Customer success manager (csm)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great, smart, hardworking people work here

Cons

Not paying what people are worth

5.0

15 Jun 2026

Good Company

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

- Good & Talented people - Responsive to product feedback - Dynamic vision for the future - Good work/life balance - low stress culture, but driven and supportive for results

Cons

- Maybe more general to remote work, but teams can feel disconnected

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