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 (425) , 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 80 reviews)); "Management is great" ((in 40 reviews)); "good work environment and coworkers" ((in 34 reviews)); "Great environment and coworkers." ((in 30 reviews)); "Friendly Staff and customer base." ((in 29 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 140 reviews)); "Was paid almost minimum wage despite being there longer than most other people and being a Lead." ((in 16 reviews)); "No benefits and wages are lack luster" ((in 13 reviews)); "Very demanding and rude managers" ((in 12 reviews)); "On the no training" ((in 9 reviews))

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4.1

80% would recommend to a friend

(1,173 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 1,173 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

Mar 18, 2026

Great For Beginning

Lead sensei

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great for someone starting out in their career hoping to improve their experience. Very rewarding seeing students succeed.

Cons

High stress environment as it includes child-care along with teaching them a harder topic.

4.0

Aug 31, 2025

Decent Job

Code sensei

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work with kids and consistent routine day to day. Flexible hours based on your availability.

Cons

Low pay and no benefits.

5.0

Dec 23, 2024

Great place to work and learn at the same time

Center director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Had fun working here between other administrative roles. Staff was fun and kind, Company was going through big changes, but kept communication key and had good goals for future growth and profitability in tech education field

Cons

Hours, most sites are open weekends and evenings. This may be a problem for some.

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