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 31 reviews)); "Benefits are good." ((in 23 reviews)); "Great coworkers but little else positive" ((in 22 reviews)); "Freedom, good commission pay, not very hard" ((in 7 reviews)); "Flexible PTO and decent work/life balance" ((in 5 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 40 reviews)); "Upper management is clueless, it's their bad decisions that's the root cause for many of the layoffs, and the loss of the local market" ((in 17 reviews)); "This manager was also fantastic." ((in 9 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

Jun 3, 2015

Horrible work environment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Absolutely nothing good about this company

Cons

Horrible management, horrible work environment, horrible pay..the list goes on and on

3.0

May 31, 2015

If No Weekends = No Problem then you'll like it there

Page designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Relaxed environment, enjoyable coworkers, pay was good

Cons

Working weekends and holidays, employees calling off work frequently

2.0

May 27, 2015

Plausibly worse than Gannett

News reporter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Offered health insurance, vacation, at least; Was transparent in its ambitions

Cons

Management is fundamentally disconnected from reality of individual properties; vacation time is nonexistent in bare-boned newsrooms; Web content and social media goals lead to reprinting of press releases; real journalism is nowhere to be found in company's values

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Horrible work environment

If No Weekends = No Problem then you'll like it there

Plausibly worse than Gannett

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