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

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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

2.0

Aug 17, 2020

Good starting point - high turnover

Designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good co-workers, hard working people.

Cons

Hours, scheduling, metrics, home-life balance is poor, understanding during a pandemic is lacking, turnover is incredibly high, people sometimes quit in waves and then the work is heaped on already overworked people.

1.0

Sep 12, 2019

Beware of Napoleon

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Coworkers are nice. You can do whatever you want because publisher is too lazy to pay attention, as long as you kiss butt.

Cons

No corporate oversight. Publishers are allowed to destroy the paper and no one pays attention. One person shouldn’t be able to destroy an institution.

2.0

Feb 12, 2019

Do not recommend

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working with clients and building that long term relationship with them. Strategizing long term marketing campaigns for clients.

Cons

The atmosphere itself is depressing and coworkers are not happy there. It’s very much like high school with cliques and the sad part is the managers are the ones creating this. Managers have the mindset of what have you done for me lately and that is discouraging to all. Isn’t the work place supposed to represent the job market? In the Munster location please ask how many African Americans work there? 1 and she doesn’t even get to face clients. Hispanics ? 3 and two rarely go on calls. All new hires are blonde! Really Lee!!!! You should be ashamed of yourself especially since we are in northwest Indiana

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