Does Autotrader pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Autotrader employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Autotrader. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Autotrader?

59% of Autotrader employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Autotrader 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Autotrader?

Advertising Consultant (51) , Account Manager (10) , Sales Consultant (8) , Sales (7) , Account Executive (6) , Director (6) , Associate Manager (5) , Manager (5) , Senior Manager (5) , Analyst (4) , Customer Service Representative (4) , District Sales Manager (4) , Sales Associate (4) , Sales Manager (4) , Sales Representative (4)

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

"Benefits are great." ((in 69 reviews)); "Great people at the local level" ((in 33 reviews)); "Good pay and expense accts" ((in 32 reviews)); "A great work life balance" ((in 26 reviews)); "Salaries are good." ((in 12 reviews))

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

"ATC is burdened with too many managers." ((in 20 reviews)); "Poor leadership of cross functional activities" ((in 15 reviews)); "Employees are too scared of upper management (even with their "Open Door" policy and Management's 'chants' of TTT) to give their opinons on what everyone really thinks, therefore, no changes will be made." ((in 13 reviews)); "loss of communication through the different departments" ((in 7 reviews)); "Middle management is ineffective and typically unavailable bringing virtually no value to the sales team." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Autotrader layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Autotrader locations?

Atlanta , Los Angeles , New York , Dallas , Brookhaven , Chicago , Brea , Boston , Dunwoody , Raleigh , Irving , Tampa , Detroit , Houston , Cincinnati , Sacramento , San Francisco , Denver , Portland , Miami , Clearwater , Oakbrook Terrace , Grand Junction , Northern , Paterson , Dothan , Mobile , Lake in the Hills , Mount Zion , Norfolk

Autotrader reviews

3.4

59% would recommend to a friend

(468 total reviews)

Sandy Schwartz

66% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

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Autotrader has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 468 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Autotrader employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

468 reviews

1.0

Jan 14, 2009

Learn how to use our service before you sell it!

Sales service representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Experience in a pioneering industry! Successful .com company.

Cons

Mid- level management working only to get by. Good Ol boy system when it comes to promotions. Mid-level management treated SSrs' like slaves.

4.0

Jan 14, 2009

too focused in the details, should be more startegic

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

part of a young and growing industry, great value proposition to customers, good compensation and benefits, gives back to community

Cons

lots of organizational changes, pain of rapid growth, automotive sector in general is slow now

4.0

Jan 4, 2009

A young and changing company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Young energetic company on the .com side where teamwork and fun is a given. The company is giving over all and has fair and standard compensation and benefits

Cons

The publishing side is a bit antiquated and is troubled in a down economy, especially since a majority of our customers are heavy hit by the harmed auto industry.

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