Is New York Times a good company to work for?

New York Times has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 1,125 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 1% over the last 12 months. 73% of employees would recommend working at New York Times to a friend and 79% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about New York Times have been left by employees working as Intern , Journalist and Senior Software Engineer .

Does New York Times pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, New York Times employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at New York Times. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at New York Times?

73% of New York Times employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated New York Times 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at New York Times?

Software Engineer (54) , Senior Software Engineer (28) , Editor (18) , Journalist (18) , Intern (16) , Staff Editor (16) , Manager (15) , Reporter (15) , News Assistant (14) , Account Manager (13) , Project Manager (11) , Director (10) , Art Director (9) , Journalist/Reporter (9) , Marketing (8)

What are the pros of working at New York Times according to real employee reviews?

"The people are great and smart." ((in 113 reviews)); "Good Benefits" ((in 53 reviews)); "good work life balance which is nice" ((in 51 reviews)); "smart colleagues, interest business, great extra" ((in 50 reviews)); "Great mission and smart coworkers" ((in 28 reviews))

What are the cons of working at New York Times according to real employee reviews?

"Lots of restructuring and management was poor in my department." ((in 46 reviews)); "Low pay and no clear paths for growth in advertising." ((in 33 reviews)); "Bad managers in the office I worked at" ((in 21 reviews)); "Senior leadership is accessible and approachable." ((in 19 reviews)); "Long hours and heavy workload." ((in 18 reviews))

What are employees saying about New York Times layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed New York Times locations?

New York , Norfolk , College Point , Los Angeles , Boston , Washington , San Francisco , Chicago , Flushing , Charlotte , Gainesville , Sarasota , Atlanta , Bloomfield , Weehawken , Moorestown , Tuscaloosa , Moline , New Paltz , Brooklyn , Mount Vernon , Worcester , Cuddebackville , Hopewell Junction , New York Mills , Wilmington , Dallas , San Antonio , Kent , Columbus

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New York Times reviews

3.9

73% would recommend to a friend

(924 total reviews)

Meredith Kopit Levien

77% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Culture & values

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

3.4

Compensation and benefits

New York Times has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 924 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The New York Times employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

924 reviews

4.0

Nov 3, 2023

Good Company

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Company to work for

Cons

Sometimes issue with management can be uncomfortable

5.0

Jul 17, 2023

Great workplace overall

Senior product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People care about their job and employees tend to be friendly and collaborative. While the pay is low for PM jobs, its not terrible and the benefits are pretty good (5 months of parental leave, etc).

Cons

More so than most PM roles, there is an assumption at NYT that PMs will write jira tickets/get super involved in the details (at other companies - engineers would do this) which can squeeze your time for strategy, etc. Also, in general editorial is king here. Finally, they sometimes do layoffs and have a not-great approach when it happens (~4 weeks of pay- 12 is common in tech and media and lots of big tech companies have ~6 months).

4.0

May 16, 2023

Not perfect, but mostly trying in the right ways

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- A robust ERG program - Lots of training resources, offered by both in-house and outside experts - Mission-driven for-profit - Convenient NYC office location - Lots of very smart people

Cons

- Pretty impersonal (but this varies by team) - Diversity at the higher levels still isn't where it should be - Some tolerance of poor behavior by the star talent

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