Does Crain Communications pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Crain Communications employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Crain Communications. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Crain Communications?

39% of Crain Communications employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Crain Communications 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.5 for culture and values and 2.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Crain Communications?

Reporter (19) , Editor (10) , Manager (10) , Account Executive (6) , Director (5) , Marketing (5) , Editorial (4) , Intern (4) , Journalist (4) , Senior Reporter (4) , Business Analyst (3) , Editorial Intern (3) , Project Manager (3) , Sales (3) , Ad Sales Director (2)

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

"great people to work with" ((in 29 reviews)); "Good income and benefits for someone starting their career in the business world." ((in 15 reviews)); "Good work life balance." ((in 11 reviews)); "Salaries are competitive." ((in 11 reviews)); "Approachable colleagues and superiors" ((in 11 reviews))

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

"Dying industry and poor management" ((in 21 reviews)); "Low pay and no chance for advancement" ((in 11 reviews)); "There are way too many managers to report to so there's a weird reporting structure." ((in 9 reviews)); "Continued cuts and layoffs across the board, though faring better than a lot of other news/trade pubs" ((in 9 reviews)); "Not a lot of room for advancement." ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about Crain Communications layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Crain Communications locations?

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Crain Communications reviews

2.8

39% would recommend to a friend

(292 total reviews)

KC Crain

47% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (292 reviews)

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Crain Communications has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 292 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Crain Communications employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

292 reviews

1.0

Feb 1, 2026

Poor job security, weird health care ideas

Editor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Hard working and decent professionals work in some departments and are trying to hold things together despite corporate downsizing their staff. Crain has pretended to shift to AI, leading to employees having to pick up the work of their missing teammates.

Cons

Raises and bonuses are rare and don’t keep up with inflation. Terrible health care plan and culture around health care that shames employees for using their policies.

4.0

Jan 30, 2026

Good pay - excellent b to b brands

Regional sales maanger

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Strong journalistic integrity and fair compensation

Cons

Sales managers that didn’t understand the media landscape.

1.0

Dec 5, 2025

Integrity and Respect? NO!!!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive Pay, Nice Co-Workers, ?

Cons

Integrity and Respect as core values? They just layed off a significant number of people, via a last minute mass Zoom Meeting. For those that did not attend and thought the sketchy email invitation was spam?...simply cut off from access to their computers and panic. Severance? one week for every year of service and cut-off from HR or anyone in the company to answer questions. There have been many lay-offs before the latest mass event. Also a pattern of bringing people in to perform something "new" or that needs to be complete, under the guise of permanent and "welcome to Crain", then let go when the project is complete. People consume news different in todays world...there subscriber base is older and they are not attracting a new audience and not growing

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