Does STAR Education pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, STAR Education employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at STAR Education. This rating has improved by 21% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at STAR Education?

40% of STAR Education employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated STAR Education 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at STAR Education?

After School Teacher (29) , Teacher (25) , Instructor (6) , Director (4) , Enrichment Teacher (4) , Site Director (4) , Lead Teacher (3) , Literacy Teacher (3) , Substitute Teacher (3) , After School Instructor (2) , Educator (2) , Instructional Coach (2) , NOVA Teacher (2) , School Site Director (2) , Stem Teacher (2)

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

"all is well, people are friendly" ((in 6 reviews)); "good staff and student etc" ((in 5 reviews)); "flexible schedules" ((in 5 reviews)); "Accomodating manager and coworkers, good and reasonable hours, fun and comfortable work environment!" ((in 3 reviews)); "The flexibility of the job is great." ((in 3 reviews))

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

"low pay" ((in 13 reviews)); "Management is a poor representation of the company's mission and flat or do not care about it's emplyees." ((in 12 reviews)); "For now it’s only Part time and no benefits" ((in 8 reviews)); "Very little hours it is hard to get extra hours." ((in 6 reviews)); "Training, only an hour long, left me largely unprepared for what I would have to deal with on the job." ((in 4 reviews))

What are the top reviewed STAR Education locations?

Los Angeles , Culver City , Roseville , Westwood , Hermosa Beach , West Hollywood , Thousand Oaks , Lincoln , East Los Angeles , Playa Vista , Star , Northridge , Pacific Palisades , Santa Monica , Granite Bay , Loomis , Rocklin , Sacramento , Hollywood , Pitt , Conejo Valley

STAR Education reviews

3.5

40% would recommend to a friend

(185 total reviews)

Katya Bozzi

29% approve of CEO

31% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (185 reviews)

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STAR Education has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 185 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The STAR Education employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

185 reviews

2.0

May 27, 2025

Doesn’t care about employees

After school instructor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice colleagues, good pay, semi-flexible schedules

Cons

No room for growth, not enough hours, higher ups have no clue how teaching in a classroom actually works. Zero understanding of the arts.

3.0

Apr 7, 2025

Great Experience but Low Salary Cap

Managing director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great experience and stepping stone to start my career

Cons

Salary Capped out quickly with no room for growth despite improving productivity and contracts significantly

3.0

Feb 17, 2025

Undercompensated

Enrichment teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flexible schedule, good for students or those with other full time commitments

Cons

under compensated for amount of time worked. prep expected to be completed in short amounts of time and unrealistic expectations to complete all the job responsibilities

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