Does Hearst pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Hearst employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Hearst. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Hearst?

63% of Hearst employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Hearst 3.5 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)); "Benefits were great and started immediately." ((in 118 reviews)); "Hearst Tower is a great building to work in (when everyone wasn't working from home)" ((in 64 reviews)); "The work life balance is good and is normal 9" ((in 44 reviews)); "Great support, culture and resources to spread your wings." ((in 43 reviews))

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

"Political and low paying; bleak outlook for industry" ((in 104 reviews)); "The Management is poor and don’t feel like managers" ((in 79 reviews)); "salaries are low and impossible to raise" ((in 51 reviews)); "long hours and no back up advail" ((in 37 reviews)); "I had to sit on multiple meetings where upper management screamed and belittled people in front of groups" ((in 27 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.

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3.6

63% would recommend to a friend

(1,451 total reviews)

Steven R. Swartz

72% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.4

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 1,451 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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2.0

Jun 25, 2012

An awesome line of work in a very tough place to work

Staff writer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

autonomy and creativity, access to people and information, smart staff and good publications, at the fore in terms of today's trends.

Cons

no investment in staff by company, management defeated by staff cuts and content standards. No support when it comes to moving around within the company

4.0

Jun 7, 2012

Great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very smart and talented colleagues, beautiful offices, nice people generally.

Cons

Not very supportive environment, a lot of CYA behaviour makes it hard to innovate and take risks, not very empowering

1.0

Apr 9, 2012

Unless you want to be disregarded completely with terrible pay, don't work as a journalist for Hearst.

Reporter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The Hearst name has some prestige to it. Co-workers are nice.

Cons

Pay is terrible. No communication. No promotion possibilities. Company morale is terrible.

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