Does Scholastic pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Scholastic employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Scholastic. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Scholastic?

41% of Scholastic employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Scholastic 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Scholastic?

Sales Consultant (41) , Warehouse Associate (22) , Director (18) , Inside Sales Representative (17) , Manager (17) , Warehouse Worker (17) , Sales (16) , Product Coordinator (12) , Book Fair Consultant (11) , Editor (11) , Software Engineer (11) , Designer (10) , Marketing (10) , Order Picker (10) , Account Executive (9)

What are the pros of working at Scholastic according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and a nice company" ((in 131 reviews)); "This company offers a good benefits package and employee discounts on their products." ((in 76 reviews)); "Work life balance can be good if you're not on a tight deadline" ((in 70 reviews)); "Some coworkers are great." ((in 34 reviews)); "A good company with friendly colleagues." ((in 28 reviews))

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

"Poor management and difficult to move up in the company" ((in 97 reviews)); "It strains the back out and the pay is too low" ((in 60 reviews)); "The upper management and some of the middle management is pretty awful." ((in 56 reviews)); "Salary was low." ((in 37 reviews)); "Poor leadership; disjointed business units" ((in 23 reviews))

What are employees saying about Scholastic redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Scholastic redundancy and their outlook for job security at Scholastic in 2026.

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3.3

41% would recommend to a friend

(1,174 total reviews)

Dick Robinson

44% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity and inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.3

Culture and values

3.2

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Senior management

2.8

Career opportunities

Scholastic has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,174 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Scholastic employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

1.0

1 Feb 2021

poor management

Operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

unlimited supply of snacks and drinks, and 2 hours lunch

Cons

the whole team was sacked because the management in another country does not considerate the pandemic as a main factor to the drop on sales figure. they blame the team for laziness

2.0

5 Aug 2019

Schools Executive

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Supervisor and teammates are supportive, helping each other out all the time. Work-life balance is important.

Cons

office politics is no joke and would get people fire, though the employee had achieved a lot and had good evaluations in the past.

1.0

7 Aug 2014

Worst place I ever worked

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great products, decent work/life balance

Cons

The CEO has been around for ages and has a close knit group of people he listens to. Nobody else has a chance to change anything - and boy does it need changing. Most of the "inner circle" wouldn't know the digital business if it bit them. And they are flat-out mean and nasty - especially to any newcomers who try to introduce new ideas. The joke around the company is that they are just waiting for digital to go away. The other problem is that the CEO sets up his business units to be competitive with each other, which leads to lots of infighting at the upper levels - which naturally trickles down to the staff as well. So there is constant finger-pointing and blame. Nobody cares about solving problems - they just want to avoid being blamed for them.

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