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?

"Great people to work with." ((in 30 reviews)); "Great coworkers but little else positive" ((in 24 reviews)); "Good benefits and matching 401k" ((in 21 reviews)); "Fairly stable work environment." ((in 6 reviews)); "Uncapped commission helps drive ambition to work" ((in 6 reviews))

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

"low pay and no increase" ((in 42 reviews)); "Poor management in an industry that needs creative ideas in order to survive." ((in 39 reviews)); "Constant layoffs of good solid news people" ((in 15 reviews)); "This manager was also fantastic." ((in 10 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))

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

(461 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 461 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

461 reviews

1.0

Sep 16, 2015

Environment of Bullying and Lies

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None that I can think of

Cons

Totally Poor Management, from the head office on down.

4.0

Sep 8, 2015

Good people, good benefits, but stagnant

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Many nice and friendly people made the work environment enjoyable and the pay was fair for the area (but low compared to similar jobs in other cities). Benefits are very good. Take advantage of free YMCA memberships.

Cons

Little room for advancement and lack of recognition led me and others to feel as if we were going nowhere in the company.

1.0

Aug 31, 2015

No Communication for a communications company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

One of the few set schedule, eight hour a day, forty hours per week workplaces in town... that is, if you're lucky enough to get an hourly job, there are only about 4 of them available in the entire building. Reporters, most of the advertising staff and all of the circulation staff are salaried employees so if you're unlucky enough to land one of those you'll be called in and asked to stay till all hours doing the job of at least 3 other people. Everyone does the job of at least 2 people, so you're never bored.

Cons

Everyone does the job of at least 2 people, so you're not only always busy but the higher ups are constantly asking you to do more and then wondering why your sales aren't being met. For a large corporation it's amazing that simple steps have not been taken in order to help the business run more smoothly. This doesn't even take into consideration the absolute lack of care for their customers. Rates are hiked up so much to compensate for the fact that print media is a dying industry and customers are forced into a digital subscription, something that wouldn't be so bad if this wasn't a borderline retirement community. These are short term solutions for a long term problem, something a great deal of newspapers are doing right now to try and save themselves.

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