Does Autotrader pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Autotrader employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Autotrader. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Autotrader?

59% of Autotrader employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Autotrader 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Autotrader?

Advertising Consultant (51) , Account Manager (10) , Sales Consultant (8) , Sales (7) , Account Executive (6) , Director (6) , Associate Manager (5) , Manager (5) , Senior Manager (5) , Analyst (4) , Customer Service Representative (4) , District Sales Manager (4) , Sales Associate (4) , Sales Manager (4) , Sales Representative (4)

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

"Benefits through Cox are good." ((in 71 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 33 reviews)); "Good pay and expense accts" ((in 32 reviews)); "A great work life balance" ((in 25 reviews)); "Work from home model was great." ((in 22 reviews))

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

"ATC is burdened with too many managers." ((in 19 reviews)); "Poor leadership of cross functional activities" ((in 15 reviews)); "Employees are too scared of upper management (even with their "Open Door" policy and Management's 'chants' of TTT) to give their opinons on what everyone really thinks, therefore, no changes will be made." ((in 13 reviews)); "loss of communication through the different departments" ((in 8 reviews)); "Middle management is ineffective and typically unavailable bringing virtually no value to the sales team." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Autotrader layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Autotrader locations?

Atlanta , Los Angeles , New York , Dallas , Brookhaven , Chicago , Brea , Boston , Dunwoody , Raleigh , Irving , Tampa , Detroit , Houston , Cincinnati , Sacramento , San Francisco , Denver , Portland , Miami , Clearwater , Oakbrook Terrace , Grand Junction , Northern , Paterson , Dothan , Mobile , Lake in the Hills , Mount Zion , Norfolk

Autotrader reviews

3.4

59% would recommend to a friend

(468 total reviews)

Sandy Schwartz

66% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

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Autotrader has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 468 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Autotrader employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

468 reviews

3.0

May 17, 2012

Great company, excellent work-life balance, great reward, great benefit

Contract analyst consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, great company, pleasant work environment, excellent work-life balance, great achievement reward, great location, available transportation from the train/bus station, beautiful building, some nice people

Cons

Consultants are excluded of all-employees activities or giveaways or events or parties. There is a lack of communication between managers and consultants. Consultants have no access to the intranet so there is no way to find out about available internal position until there are posted on the internet

5.0

Apr 23, 2012

Fantastic opportunity to work with talented people from tremendously diverse backgrounds.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Available and helpful management - Lots of talented people - Above-industry-standard compensation - Good work/life balance

Cons

- Upward path may be heavily reliant on those currently above you in your department.

4.0

Feb 16, 2012

Youthful, forward-thinking company that encourages growth and creativity

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Youthful environment community relations involvement great company culture growth opportunities

Cons

needs more management involvement with employees

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