City Year reviews

3.3

50% would recommend to a friend

(2,284 total reviews)
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Michael Brown

48% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

City Year has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 2,284 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The City Year employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Educación industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
5.0
Jan 29, 2026

CY LR

Recommend
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Pros

Community, connection, support, and its a great place for recent graduates to go until they figure the next step.

Cons

You won't make a lot of money.

4.0
Jan 27, 2026

Mission Driven Work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great place to work, I truly enjoyed my colleagues and the connections I was able to make during my time with City Year. Every day you show up, you understand your impact - which is not something you can say at most places.

Cons

Nothing I can think of here, of course pay could always be better.

3.0
Jan 22, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The kids? Amazing. I miss them every day. They made it almost worth it. My partner teacher was also super supportive.

Cons

The culture. Nothing was ever allowed to just be a bad situation. Criticism flowed freely without actionable steps toward improvement. The pay was legitimately not City Year's fault, it's an Americorps position paid via government stipend, but that shouldn't be poverty wages. I was depressed the entire year.

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