Is Salem Media Group a good company to work for?

Salem Media Group has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 746 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 64% of employees would recommend working at Salem Media Group to a friend and 56% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Salem Media Group have been left by employees working as Producer , Board Operator and Media Strategist .

Does Salem Media Group pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Salem Media Group employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Salem Media Group. This rating has decreased by 9% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Salem Media Group?

64% of Salem Media Group employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Salem Media Group 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Salem Media Group?

Media Strategist (52) , Account Executive (47) , Board Operator (15) , Sales (14) , Editor (10) , Producer (10) , Account Manager (6) , Business Manager (6) , Executive Assistant (6) , General Manager (6) , Marketing Coordinator (6) , Digital Marketing Specialist (5) , Digital Media Strategist (5) , Manager (5) , Promotions Assistant (5)

What are the pros of working at Salem Media Group according to real employee reviews?

"Great management, co" ((in 39 reviews)); "Great work environment." ((in 25 reviews)); "Benefits are great." ((in 25 reviews)); "Everyone is friendly to each other and very happy to be there." ((in 20 reviews)); "Most of the lower entry employees are great people" ((in 16 reviews))

What are employees saying about Salem Media Group layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Salem Media Group locations?

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Salem Media Group reviews

3.7

64% would recommend to a friend

(722 total reviews)

Dave Santrella

78% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.0

Culture & values

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Senior management

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Compensation and benefits

Salem Media Group has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 722 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Salem Media Group 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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722 reviews

4.0

Aug 28, 2014

Salem REview

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Passion for the mission is shared virtually universally among the employees. Virtually all mid and senior level managers are professional broadcasters and handle their business accordingly. This creates an extremely rewarding environment

Cons

Compensation can be lower than expected. There is developing a culture of, if not control, tight monitoring of various local responsibilities which detracts from the ability of local professionals to execute with excellence. Reporting performance metrics to corp support personnel on a weekly basis is totaling up to lost time with clients, pastors, community, advertisers.

5.0

Aug 28, 2014

Working at Salem Exceeded All Expectations

Anonymous employee

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Pros

The leadership at Salem has great integrity. My supervisors are kind, fair, and supportive. Our teams are tight knit. Our salaries are comparable. Our focus and hearts are in the right place. The employees are cared for, without lowering expectations of excellent work.

Cons

In certain ways day-to-day work can be discouraging (specifically dealing with customers, readers, and viewers). But that's to be expected in any field. I couldn't support my family on my salary alone.

4.0

Aug 28, 2014

The people at Salem Communications are great to work with.

News director knus, morning host krks

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Pros

The best part of working here is the people. On top of that, I am now semi-retired and they give me great flexibility in taking time off to be "retired" while at the same time they indicate how pleased they are to benefit from my 52 years experience in the broadcasting business.

Cons

There could be better communication from management to employees and from administration to programming on the local level.

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