Does The Star-Ledger pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, The Star-Ledger employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at The Star-Ledger. This rating has improved by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at The Star-Ledger?

33% of The Star-Ledger employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated The Star-Ledger 2.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.6 for culture and values and 2.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at The Star-Ledger?

Account Executive (2) , Editor (2)

What are the pros of working at The Star-Ledger according to real employee reviews?

"Good hours and pay." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at The Star-Ledger according to real employee reviews?

"There was poor management." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about The Star-Ledger layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed The Star-Ledger locations?

Newark , Bloomfield , Edison , Maplewood , Montville , Whippany , Dallas , Lakeland

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The Star-Ledger reviews

2.9

33% would recommend to a friend

(46 total reviews)

Donald E Newhouse

56% approve of CEO

12% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.7

Work/Life balance

2.7

Senior management

2.6

Culture & values

2.4

Career opportunities

The Star-Ledger has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 46 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The The Star-Ledger employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

46 reviews

2.0

Apr 28, 2015

Can be great experience for the right person

Reporter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You are surrounded by amazing news, from political scandal, tragedy and triumph, to major breaking news and a number of major news markets. And the chances of national news having a NJ connection are very high.

Cons

The company was hemorrhaging money, and there was little to no internal advancement. Stories were focused on clicks, and editors played favorites.

1.0

Jan 8, 2015

Sad demise of a great newspaper

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

At one time a place of dedicated hard working people. There was a bonus, really good vacation time for long time employees, great benefits, pension, matching 401k.

Cons

Almost all of that is gone now. Done in by a lack of forward thinking. Many ideas were proposed but little was implemented until it was too late and too many good people walked or were pushed out the door.

3.0

Dec 16, 2014

The Star-Ledger

Deputy section editor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great editorial team, lots of talent

Cons

Nepotism, bad management, pay cuts

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