Does SAE Institute pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, SAE Institute employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at SAE Institute. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at SAE Institute?

51% of SAE Institute employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated SAE Institute 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at SAE Institute?

Lecturer (22) , Instructor (11) , Adjunct Instructor (8) , Supervisor (7) , Adjunct Professor (6) , Audio Engineer (4) , Cst (3) , Docente (3) , Graduate Student (3) , Head Instructor (3) , Manager (3) , Senior Lecturer (3) , Student Ambassador (3) , Teacher (3) , 3D Modeling Artist (2)

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

"People have been great to work with" ((in 30 reviews)); "Great staff and faculty who work hard towards student success" ((in 11 reviews)); "Great colleagues and concept of schooling." ((in 11 reviews)); "The institution has a lot of passionate people and a strong culture." ((in 9 reviews)); "Great environment to meet people." ((in 5 reviews))

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

"bad management" ((in 19 reviews)); "High expectations for performance with low pay." ((in 10 reviews)); "SAE's salaries are low and could be better." ((in 10 reviews)); "Bad communication, too many unnecessary changes" ((in 8 reviews)); "Upper management is clueless." ((in 7 reviews))

What are the top reviewed SAE Institute locations?

Emeryville , New York , Chicago , Atlanta , Los Angeles , Miami , Nashville , San Jose , Weehawken , Malverne , Jordan , San Francisco , Lo Roy Acres , Nash

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2.0

Mar 17, 2016

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Creative learning environment. Great students. Interesting studios.

Cons

Corporate. High pressure to enroll students. Staff is frequently overworked. High expectations for performance with low pay. Campus level employees are not valued. HR is terrible.

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5.0

Jan 20, 2025

Computer programmer

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Pros

very good nice awesome fantastic

Cons

nothing much all okay and okay

1.0

Sep 11, 2025

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

none. do not recommend in any way.

Cons

Terrible upper management, especially from CEO, Compliance and HR.

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