Does Lee Enterprises pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Lee Enterprises employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Lee Enterprises. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Lee Enterprises?

36% of Lee Enterprises employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Lee Enterprises 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lee Enterprises?

Account Executive (21) , Reporter (21) , Customer Service Representative (20) , Page Designer (18) , Designer (10) , Sales Representative (10) , Editor (9) , District Manager (8) , Manager (7) , Journalist/Reporter (6) , News Reporter (6) , Copy Editor (5) , Graphic Designer (5) , Sales Manager (5) , Circulation Manager (4)

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

"Some good people" ((in 33 reviews)); "Good benefits and matching 401k" ((in 26 reviews)); "Great coworkers but little else positive" ((in 21 reviews)); "Good base salary with uncapped commissions" ((in 9 reviews)); "Flexible schedule" ((in 7 reviews))

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

"Low pay and no raises." ((in 39 reviews)); "Constant layoffs of good solid news people" ((in 19 reviews)); "This manager was also fantastic." ((in 12 reviews)); "upper management is always looking for ways to cut hours in our department even though we are already coming away with 20" ((in 9 reviews)); "Leadership has no backbone." ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about Lee Enterprises layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Lee Enterprises locations?

Davenport , Munster , Saint Louis , Omaha , Madison , Lincoln , Waterloo , Missoula , Richmond , La Crosse , Tulsa , Albany , Charlottesville , Billings , Longview , Carbondale , Decatur , Crown Point , Bloomington , Twin Falls , Provo , Moline , Buffalo , Racine , Flagstaff , Hamilton , Butte , Fremont , Blair , Casper

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Lee Enterprises

Lee Enterprises reviews

3.1

36% would recommend to a friend

(462 total reviews)

Mary E. Junck

67% approve of CEO

20% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Diversity & inclusion

2.8

Senior management

2.7

Culture & values

2.7

Career opportunities

Lee Enterprises has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 462 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Lee Enterprises 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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Reviews by job title

462 reviews

1.0

Sep 14, 2016

Beware of what you're getting into

Designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Coworkers are great and make it enjoyable. Some designers are so talented and should really take their talent somewhere else.

Cons

The worst job you could ever imagine having. Management doesn't have a clue about what goes on. They've recently launched a "re-organization" of the company splitting everyone into separate teams which somehow is supposed to make everyone work together. It's actually turned in to "that's not my job." You're expected to work 6 days a week and they don't allow for unexpected days off due to emergencies. Turn over is insanely high, it's almost like a brand new staff compared to this time last year.

1.0

Sep 7, 2016

Reporter

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great job to cover news in wonderful communities.

Cons

Seriously poor and heartless treatment of employees.

1.0

Aug 21, 2016

Run!

Reporter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You get to write for a living.

Cons

Terribly managed operation from the top down. All newspapers are struggling right now, but Lee is among the worst in the way it is trying to adapt to the current environment and most often it is the reporters who suffer, which leads to a bad product and exactly zero sense of pride in the work, which is evidenced by the malaise on editors' faces, almost universally.

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