Does Hearst pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Hearst employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Hearst. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Hearst?

64% of Hearst employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Hearst 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Hearst?

Account Executive (57) , Editor (41) , Intern (30) , Sales Assistant (23) , Editorial Intern (21) , Sales (16) , Video Editor (16) , Account Manager (15) , Director (15) , Executive Assistant (13) , Manager (13) , Producer (13) , Editorial Assistant (12) , Production Assistant (12) , Project Manager (12)

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

"I only gave it a 2 because I did work with some truly great people." ((in 156 reviews)); "Hearst Tower is a great building to work in (when everyone wasn't working from home)" ((in 62 reviews)); "They really value their employees and make sure you have a great work/life balance." ((in 43 reviews)); "Great support, culture and resources to spread your wings." ((in 42 reviews)); "Great teams who take care about their own and promote from within if they can." ((in 33 reviews))

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

"Political and low paying; bleak outlook for industry" ((in 96 reviews)); "The Management is poor and don’t feel like managers" ((in 80 reviews)); "salaries are low and impossible to raise" ((in 51 reviews)); "long hours and no back up advail" ((in 34 reviews)); "I had to sit on multiple meetings where upper management screamed and belittled people in front of groups" ((in 25 reviews))

What are employees saying about Hearst layoffs in 2026?

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

Hearst reviews

3.6

64% would recommend to a friend

(1,450 total reviews)

Steven R. Swartz

72% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Senior management

3.2

Career opportunities

Hearst has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,450 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Hearst employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Audiovisual y medios de comunicación industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

4.0

Feb 8, 2018

Interesting experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are areas of the company that are looking to innovate, particularly advertising technology

Cons

Large company politics can get in the way of progress

4.0

Feb 6, 2018

Company in a good place, but tough to move up

Digital editor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A closely-held company and a very stable business, so there aren't a lot of big sweeping changes. There's also not a lot in the way of edicts from up top over things we have to include in our coverage. They pretty much let our newsroom be. Local management is responsive to concerns and proactive in updating newsroom equipment. OK health options, 3% 401(k) match kicks in after a year, vests a year after that.

Cons

Communication isn't the best between sister stations, though there's definitely an effort made. Nobody told me up front anything about vacation days, employee guidebook or any of that. Because there are three unions in the building (or I was told that's the reason), timesheets are still on paper, which can be lost, misplaced, misfiled. Not a lot of opportunity for advancement, unless you count skipping town advancement.

3.0

Feb 1, 2018

It was fun while it lasted

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly People, staff willing to help if you ask, benefits are pretty good

Cons

Dying Industry, terrible new-hire training, average pay for industry (not great), certain departments are better than others with being open and collaborative, lay-offs

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