Does City Year pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, City Year employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at City Year. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at City Year?

50% of City Year employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated City Year 2.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at City Year?

Corps Member (447) , Student Success Coach (147) , Team Leader (110) , Impact Manager (84) , AmeriCorps Member Volunteer (37) , First Year Americorps Member (30) , Program Manager (28) , AmeriCorps Member (26) , Director (19) , Senior Corps Member (19) , Corp Member (18) , Manager (17) , Service Leader (15) , Student Mentor (10) , ACM (9)

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

"Met some great people; was able to develop professionally and learn how to network; and the kids you work with are unforgettable!" ((in 146 reviews)); "The company has a strong culture and really tries its best to listen to feedback." ((in 91 reviews)); "Great opportunity to experience the New York City public school system and fall in love with education" ((in 72 reviews)); "Benefit is good and useful" ((in 32 reviews)); "Staff is supportive and helpful in trying to reach goals and stay on track for the year." ((in 28 reviews))

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

"Long hours; Easily taken advantage by school admin if you don't clarify your roll" ((in 323 reviews)); "Low pay and long hours" ((in 117 reviews)); "Management poor and fear based." ((in 60 reviews)); "60 hour work weeks with no work life balance in some of the most high" ((in 55 reviews)); "You are dealing with very difficult hours, emotions, and responsibilities with little training going in." ((in 49 reviews))

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

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3.3

50% would recommend to a friend

(2,284 total reviews)

Michael Brown

48% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

3.4

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

2.8

Compensation and benefits

2.7

Work/Life balance

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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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

4.0

Jan 5, 2009

Love your job and be flexible with it's demands.

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Sense of pride in the work the organization does. Working in a non-profit that helps with the advancement of literacy in children, focusing on limiting the drop out crisis in America through youth engagement, and improving the communities in which City Year and it's National sponsors live and work are just some highlights of why City Year is a great organization to work for.

Cons

It is a not for profit organization, so compensation versus the number of hours worked and the stressful work environment are not always balanced. They expect a lot out of their employees and the stress and separation between work and personal life is always tough to deal with. Additionally, there is not much room for advancement and honest feedback on your performance is sometimes hard to come by.

2.0

Jan 2, 2009

City Year: Putting idealism to work while having your own sucked out of you.

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's an organization doing great things for people who need it most. You wake up and you go to work and you know that what you are doing is just and noble

Cons

Sadly, as is often the case with work that is just and noble, the rewards beyond that are limited if existent at all. The pay stinks in comparison to other nonprofits. They overload you with work and unreasonable deadlines and before you know it whatever dreams of a personal life work life balance are gone and you are fighting just to stay ahead of the curve and often times failing to do just that. They have very poor communication and rarely recognize a job well done.

3.0

Dec 9, 2008

looking for organizational organization

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

the kids, national service, social commitments and desire to gain management experience. The opportunity to take on new tasks and work independently. Access to a nation wide network of employees.

Cons

salary as a staff. accountability. Lack of tapping into the potential that the organization has, especially sharing knowledge and experiences. so many tools, but no time designated to use internal tools. There is always an opportunity to learn independently as a site, but sometimes its important to utilize skills, plans, lessons from other sites and apply them locally.

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