Does Common Sense Media pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Common Sense Media employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Common Sense Media. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Common Sense Media?

61% of Common Sense Media employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Common Sense Media 4.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Common Sense Media?

Content Reviewer (5) , Manager (4) , Intern (3) , Consultant (2) , Intern - Hourly (2)

What are the pros of working at Common Sense Media according to real employee reviews?

"They are good people and Do good work." ((in 12 reviews)); "Decent benefits." ((in 9 reviews)); "mission and programs are important and worthy." ((in 6 reviews)); "The teams are dedicated and care deeply about the work and making a difference in kids' lives." ((in 6 reviews)); "The staff are smart and dedicated individuals." ((in 5 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Common Sense Media according to real employee reviews?

"those in senior leadership positions are truly inept at managing." ((in 4 reviews)); "It is a hostile work environment." ((in 3 reviews)); "Opportunities for growth exist, but are not clearly defined." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Common Sense Media layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Common Sense Media locations?

San Francisco , Los Angeles , Nowhere

Common Sense Media reviews

3.8

61% would recommend to a friend

(56 total reviews)

James Steyer

60% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

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Common Sense Media has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 56 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Common Sense Media employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

56 reviews

2.0

Mar 20, 2015

Wish I could recommend, but...

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Many people here are very nice. Family-friendly work environment. Some departments like Consumer Editorial seem to run very smoothly and help each other out. Organization somehow gets a lot done despite problems with management.

Cons

Other departments are seriously dysfunctional. No clear process and decisions change with the wind. Lots of complaining about others behind their backs and going around people to get things done "their" way. There's a culture of insider politics and bullying.

2.0

Jan 6, 2018

Great mission, poor focus, terrible leadership

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They have an important mission. Most of the content they produce is good (videos, education content, content for parents). Benefits were pretty good when I was there.

Cons

The CEO brings the whole organization down. C-level leadership and upper management in general are not good. Many roles have no room for growth and the organization doesn’t take professional development seriously. They underpay many employees and claim it’s because they are a nonprofit, but overpay the leadership.

2.0

Jan 25, 2017

Do yourself a favor and don't work here

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The organization attracts amazing people Resources are plentiful Networks are substantial Many different areas to work in Editorial and engineering are powerhouses

Cons

The worst executive leadership Poor communication Poor management Poor transparency No accountability at the top Unrealistic expectations around growing teams and reaching goals

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