Does Code Ninjas pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Code Ninjas employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Code Ninjas. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Code Ninjas?

80% of Code Ninjas employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Code Ninjas 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Code Ninjas?

Code Sensei (426) , Coding Instructor (86) , Instructor (64) , Lead Sensei (36) , Center Director (35) , Sensei (34) , Tutor (28) , Code Instructor (27) , Teacher (26) , Code Ninjas Sensei (25) , Assistant Manager (15) , Software Engineer (10) , Programming Instructor (9) , Director (8) , code tutor (8)

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

"Flexible hours and enjoyable to work if you enjoy kids" ((in 74 reviews)); "good work environment and coworkers" ((in 32 reviews)); "Great environment and coworkers." ((in 30 reviews)); "great staff and a pleasure" ((in 30 reviews)); "Flexible schedule and all my coworkers were very nice, helpful, and majoring in similar degrees." ((in 18 reviews))

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

"low pay and have to deal with kids who misbehave and dont want to be there just as much as you." ((in 136 reviews)); "owner could have poor management" ((in 36 reviews)); "Was paid almost minimum wage despite being there longer than most other people and being a Lead." ((in 17 reviews)); "No benefits and wages are lack luster" ((in 15 reviews)); "Very demanding and rude managers" ((in 12 reviews))

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4.1

80% would recommend to a friend

(1,174 total reviews)

David Graham

80% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.6

Senior management

3.2

Career opportunities

2.9

Compensation and benefits

Code Ninjas has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,174 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Code Ninjas 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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1K reviews

4.0

Dec 1, 2025

Good place

Lead teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flexible with hours great environment

Cons

often was told to perform duties that were not included in my role at all.

4.0

Nov 29, 2025

Fine work

After school teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People were nice and work was fulfilling

Cons

Pay was a bit low

3.0

Nov 21, 2025

good for high schoolers, bad for anyone else

Coding instructor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- very easy work and curriculum, no coding knowledge needed - decent work environment

Cons

- minimal pay and no career growth - inconsistent scheduling and very short shifts - failure to disclose learning disabilities of certain kids to teachers ahead of time - disorganized management

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