Does The Onion pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, The Onion employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at The Onion. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at The Onion?

38% of The Onion employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated The Onion 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at The Onion?

Writer (4) , Account Executive (3) , Intern (3) , Headline Contributor (2) , Production Assistant (2) , Software Engineer (2) , Summer Intern (2)

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

"Met some of the most intelligent and funny people in the comedy business and will continue to be friends with them." ((in 6 reviews))

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

"But they have bad management" ((in 4 reviews)); "As is often the case in media, the pay is low and the hours are very long." ((in 4 reviews)); "If you are leadership, despite what they say... there is not position here." ((in 3 reviews)); "There isn't much of a culture." ((in 2 reviews))

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The Onion Reviews

3.3

38% would recommend to a friend

(41 total reviews)

Mike McAvoy

43% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (41 reviews)

The Onion has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 41 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The The Onion 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

41 reviews

5.0

17 Apr 2026

Fun work environment with great coworkers

Content distribution manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

fun place to work. great coworkers. great parties.

Cons

new leadership since I left. seems like they're doing better

5.0

25 Mar 2024

Great place to learn at

Senior project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

New Learning Productive environment Good salary

Cons

Stressful Hard work Team issue

4.0

1 Feb 2024

I didnt make it here, there are too many layers of management to peel

Systems analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

great lunch, but not a whole lot of variety

Cons

smelly co-workers due to lack of variety at lunch

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