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 29 reviews)); "Great coworkers but little else positive" ((in 21 reviews)); "Good benefits and matching 401k" ((in 20 reviews)); "Flexible schedule and variety of duties" ((in 8 reviews)); "Freedom, good commission pay, not very hard" ((in 8 reviews))

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

"low pay and no increase" ((in 43 reviews)); "Poor management in an industry that needs creative ideas in order to survive." ((in 37 reviews)); "Constant layoffs of good solid news people" ((in 17 reviews)); "This manager was also fantastic." ((in 11 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

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

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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).

Reviews by job title

461 reviews

1.0

Feb 6, 2018

Customer Service Specialist

Customer service specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The employees were nice, they let you know in the door you would never get a raise

Cons

The newspaper companies are nothing but scams mostly toward elderly people who spend their ssc (social security) for terrible delivery service, there was so much wrong doing i wanted to quit day one. They are worst than comcast, this company does not care about the customers and the supervisors did not care about their employees, they only care about the money. This was the worst company I have ever worked for.

2.0

Oct 4, 2017

Don't do it

Advertising consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and free parking.

Cons

Negative environment due to several rounds of layoffs and ceasing to publish several of their smaller publications. The new idea to centralize different key departments company wide across the US to save on cost has caused a drop in the quality of the remaining publications and caused huge stress to the downsized workforce struggling to put out a semblance of the quality product they used to put out. The place has been gutted and has no culture left. Decisions are handed down from the corporate office in Iowa with no care for the consequences it causes to long-time, loyal employees.

1.0

Mar 29, 2016

Graphic Designer

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

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Pros

Very relaxed work environment compared to most. Close to downtown Davenport. Beautiful river view. Dress code was very relaxed.

Cons

Management offered absolutely no training. I felt like i was just thrown into the list of things with little or no supervision.

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