City Year reviews

3.4

53% would recommend to a friend

(2,292 total reviews)
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Michael Brown

46% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

City Year has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 2,292 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The City Year employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
3.0
Mar 19, 2026

Great stepping stone

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Meaningful work. You can find your purpose here.

Cons

Underpaid. We deserved more than what we were paid.

3.0
Feb 27, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-service model clear and understand purpose

Cons

-no control over certain decisions -service hour requirements make days long

3.0
Feb 25, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

be really passionate about what you’re doing.

Cons

experience entirely depends on your manager/team. choose wisely.

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