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 been stable over the past 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 (67) , 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?

"The company is great for people right out of college and that have an interest in education and travel." ((in 426 reviews)); "Overall really great culture and very easy to feel welcome!" ((in 325 reviews)); "Colleagues are great and share similar values for the most part." ((in 219 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 121 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 611 reviews)); "Employees are generally over worked and have an incredible amount of work for such a low salary." ((in 516 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of decisiveness from managers that have been stagnating in their roles for too many years." ((in 310 reviews)); "There can be long hours and you get told no on the phone quite often." ((in 158 reviews)); "Bad manager leading the country" ((in 124 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

(4,611 total reviews)

Edward Hult, Ph.D

61% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (4,611 reviews)

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EF (Education First) has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,611 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

5.0

Sep 12, 2025

Fun and rewarding

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of growth and learning opportunity.

Cons

Pay is not as competitive

EF (Education First) Response

9mo

We’re glad to hear you found your time at EF fun, rewarding, and full of growth opportunities! We appreciate your note on pay—we review our compensation packages regularly to ensure they are benchmarked with industry standards.

3.0

Sep 12, 2025

Low pay, high stress

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people, travel perks, great benefits (insurance, pto, etc.)

Cons

Low pay for the amount of work you’re expected to do, poor alignment with sales and operations, company has all these big plans and can’t follow through with them which hurts employees at the bottom of the totem pole, and poor work life balance

EF (Education First) Response

9mo

Thank you for taking the time to review your time at EF. We’re glad to hear you valued the people, benefits, and travel perks during your time here. We appreciate your feedback on compensation, workload, and alignment across teams. We review our compensation packages regularly to ensure they are benchmarked with industry standards, so input like yours is helpful. We also encourage any current employees to reach out to their manager or Recruitment and Employee Development (RED) Team with any concerns about workload or work-life balance so that it can be discussed further. Thank you again!

1.0

Sep 11, 2025

Excellent Performance Overlooked, Poor Transparency

Online english teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good feedback system, platform visibility

Cons

lack of teaching, opportunities, unclear evaluation process, no explanation for contract decisions, lack of transparency, teachers not valued, discouraging work environment

EF (Education First) Response

7mo

Thank you for sharing such thoughtful feedback on your online teaching experience. We’re glad you’ve found the feedback system and platform visibility helpful, but we’re truly sorry to hear that your experience with transparency and recognition hasn’t met expectations. No one should feel overlooked or uncertain about how decisions are made. Your comments are being shared with our team so we can continue improving how we communicate, evaluate performance, and ensure strong teachers feel valued and supported. You can always reach out to teachonline.hr@ef.com if you have anything you would like to discuss in more detail.

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