Does Wirecutter pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Wirecutter employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Wirecutter. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Wirecutter?

33% of Wirecutter employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Wirecutter 2.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.6 for culture and values and 2.2 for career opportunities.

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

"Many people seemed nice." ((in 4 reviews))

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

"Lots of abusive management masquerading as the opposite." ((in 5 reviews)); "Managers are anti" ((in 2 reviews)); "There is a constant culture of "everythings burning"." ((in 2 reviews)); "The new digital leadership was immature and petty." ((in 2 reviews))

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Wirecutter Reviews

2.5

33% would recommend to a friend

(24 total reviews)

Ben Frumin

100% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (24 reviews)

Wirecutter has an employee rating of 2.5 out of 5 stars, based on 24 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Wirecutter employee rating is 35% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

24 reviews

5.0

11 July 2025

Great place to work

Senior editor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Mission driven, smart people, caring leaders.

Cons

The tension between wanting to increase engagement and not keeping people glued to their screens.

5.0

24 Oct 2022

The best place I've worked in a long career

Senior editor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Thoughtful managers, and a real mission that I believe in.

Cons

We've had some not-great leadership in the past, but that has changede

5.0

19 Mar 2019

Great product, great people

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Focus on quality editorial and integrity of the work, respect for quality of life

Cons

Too many standing meetings of too many people

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