Does EF (Education First) pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, EF (Education First) employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at EF (Education First). This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at EF (Education First)?

61% of EF (Education First) employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated EF (Education First) 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at EF (Education First)?

English Teacher (293) , Teacher (246) , Tour Consultant (238) , ESL Teacher (199) , Online English Teacher (199) , Sales Coordinator (137) , Sales (74) , Activity Leader (73) , Online ESL Teacher (66) , Sales Consultant (63) , Manager (61) , Educational Tour Consultant (46) , Marketing (42) , EF Activity Leader (40) , Sales Associate (40)

What are the pros of working at EF (Education First) according to real employee reviews?

"Met some great people and walked away from each class with a smile on my face." ((in 413 reviews)); "Overall really great culture and very easy to feel welcome!" ((in 330 reviews)); "Colleagues are great and share similar values for the most part." ((in 220 reviews)); "Great benefits and travel opportunities." ((in 163 reviews)); "The team has been great and so open to teaching you everything you need to know and more." ((in 129 reviews))

What are the cons of working at EF (Education First) according to real employee reviews?

"You'll be doing a lot of work for low pay and have no life outside of EF." ((in 605 reviews)); "Employees are generally over worked and have an incredible amount of work for such a low salary." ((in 512 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of decisiveness from managers that have been stagnating in their roles for too many years." ((in 317 reviews)); "There can be long hours and you get told no on the phone quite often." ((in 147 reviews)); "Bad manager leading the country" ((in 123 reviews))

What are employees saying about EF (Education First) layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about EF (Education First) layoffs and their outlook for job security at EF (Education First) in 2026.

EF (Education First) reviews

3.4

61% would recommend to a friend

(4,608 total reviews)

Edward Hult, Ph.D

61% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

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EF (Education First) has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,608 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The EF (Education First) employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Educación industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

5K reviews

4.0

Jan 27, 2026

English teaching in China

English teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good environment and company to work with.

Cons

Salary can less compared to other provinces

EF (Education First) Response

4mo

Great to hear you are enjoying teaching with EF English Centers in China. Thanks for being part of the team and for sharing.

2.0

Jan 26, 2026

Very demanding

Teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay is not too bad

Cons

Hr processes are not the best

EF (Education First) Response

4mo

Thank you for teaching online with EF. We want to make sure that all teachers feel supported and want to help with your concerns mentioned here. Can you please reach out to online.support@ef.com and provide more detail so we can make sure it's properly addressed? Thanks.

4.0

Jan 25, 2026

Fair

Online english teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Support is provided - Shorter work week -Great in gaining experience in the ESL space

Cons

-Long hour work week shifts

EF (Education First) Response

4mo

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We are glad to hear that you felt supported and gained some good experience in your time teaching online with EF. While the shift hours did change, we hope that this change benefits teachers by requiring less travel and also by providing more consecutive days off. Thanks for sharing your feedback.

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