Does America's Test Kitchen pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, America's Test Kitchen employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at America's Test Kitchen. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at America's Test Kitchen?

48% of America's Test Kitchen employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated America's Test Kitchen 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 2.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at America's Test Kitchen?

Assistant Editor (4) , Editor (4) , Software Engineer (4) , Test Cook (4) , Associate Editor (2) , Coordinator (2) , Marketing (2)

What are the pros of working at America's Test Kitchen according to real employee reviews?

"Great people to work with who are passionate and care about their work." ((in 13 reviews)); "Great work/life balance." ((in 4 reviews)); "Free food all the time" ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at America's Test Kitchen according to real employee reviews?

"Terrible pay, lack of strategy, and cross" ((in 12 reviews)); "abysmal salary, rarely promote internally, antiquated business model" ((in 4 reviews)); "Also, the benefits are highly illusive." ((in 4 reviews)); "little to no room for growth, atrocious salary, mediocre benefits, not truly heard or respected by upper management." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about America's Test Kitchen layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about America's Test Kitchen layoffs and their outlook for job security at America's Test Kitchen in 2026.

What are the top reviewed America's Test Kitchen locations?

Boston , Brookline , New York , Brookline Village , Ames

America's Test Kitchen reviews

3.0

48% would recommend to a friend

(65 total reviews)

Dan Suratt

Not enough data to show CEO approval

36% positive business outlook

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America's Test Kitchen has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 65 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The America's Test Kitchen employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

65 reviews

2.0

Jul 1, 2020

Don't be fooled

Assistant editor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun colleagues, jazzy workspace, free cookbooks, access to recipes, hands-on editing experience

Cons

Meager pay, dismal career path, inconvenient location, frazzled supervisors, demanding a great deal with no time to support or teach up and comers, impossible schedules, all projects are late before they even begin

2.0

Feb 28, 2018

Terrible pay, poor management, pretentious and superior vibe overall.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Although it didn't live up to it's praised reputation, the take home fridge was a good perk, when there was food in there.

Cons

The company has been in transition mode for a handful of years, so things are constantly changing. Across the board, management needs significant improvement overall. Since the company has vastly grown in a such a short amount of time, it has become an evil corporate empire and revolving door. Also, the benefits are highly illusive.

4.0

Jan 31, 2021

Great people, bad compensation

Editor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A company full of great, friendly, and passionate people. Fun subject matter and good work-life balance.

Cons

Low salary, expensive and not great health insurance. Can be difficult to rise up. I really believe retention at ATK would be so much higher if these were improved.

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