Does Code for Africa pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Code for Africa employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Code for Africa. This rating has improved by 15% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Code for Africa?

52% of Code for Africa employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Code for Africa 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Code for Africa?

Data Analyst (4) , Project Manager (4)

What are the pros of working at Code for Africa according to real employee reviews?

"Great culture, diverse team spread across the continent." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Code for Africa according to real employee reviews?

"These managers would constantly change expectations, making it impossible to achieve anything." ((in 3 reviews)); "1. Terrible management." ((in 3 reviews)); "gaslighting, low pay" ((in 3 reviews)); "Salaries are low and there are no bonuses and no benefits." ((in 3 reviews)); "profits provide generous benefits and stipends." ((in 3 reviews))

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Code for Africa Reviews

3.0

52% would recommend to a friend

(36 total reviews)

50% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.3

Diversity and inclusion

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.9

Career opportunities

2.7

Culture and values

2.5

Senior management

2.4

Compensation and benefits

Code for Africa has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 36 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Code for Africa employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Non-profit and NGO industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

36 reviews

4.0

24 May 2026

Incredible workplace with great exposure opportunities

Data analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

incredible workplace with great exposure opportunites

Cons

Have none at the moment

2.0

23 Dec 2025

Tread with caution

anonymous employee- former employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Fully remote, 3 week holiday in December, good place to learn but not stay long term.

Cons

No real opportunities for growth. You'll be overworked and underpaid. Teams are constantly chasing monthly targets which can be very mundane and uninspiring. Output across teams is not uniform which means some people have to do more to purge the deficit. Rude managers.

3.0

21 July 2025

Not bad

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

- Fully remote work. - Decent salary, though not internationally competitive as advertised. - Work hardly spills into weekends/holidays/post COB.

Cons

- Inflexible, moonlighting is officially disallowed/frowned upon. - You can't attend events during work hours without getting prior approval. - Too much bureaucracy, there's a form for everything. - Apparently, an unfairly disparate salary structure. You're screwed if you can't negotiate better pay.

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