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 1% 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) , Online English Teacher (199) , ESL Teacher (198) , 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?

"Met some great people and walked away from each class with a smile on my face." ((in 417 reviews)); "Overall really great culture and very easy to feel welcome!" ((in 334 reviews)); "Colleagues are great and share similar values for the most part." ((in 210 reviews)); "Great benefits and travel opportunities." ((in 165 reviews)); "The work environment can be fun and energetic." ((in 114 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 601 reviews)); "Employees are generally over worked and have an incredible amount of work for such a low salary." ((in 503 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of decisiveness from managers that have been stagnating in their roles for too many years." ((in 311 reviews)); "There can be long hours and you get told no on the phone quite often." ((in 157 reviews)); "Bad manager leading the country" ((in 125 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

62% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

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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

Aug 19, 2025

Great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people and travel opportunities

Cons

Pay can be tough with cost of living in Boston

EF (Education First) Response

10mo

Thanks for sharing your experience! We’re glad to hear you enjoyed the people and travel opportunities at EF—those are two things that make our culture truly unique. We appreciate your note on pay, and we regularly review our compensation packages to ensure they are benchmarked with industry standards. Again, thank you so much for taking the time to write this.

4.0

Aug 18, 2025

Inspiring international environment with room to grow, but restructuring takes its toll

Experience design director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Truly international workplace with exciting, diverse colleagues Beautiful office space with lots of energy and creativity Fun community events and a lively office culture right in the city center Leadership trainings are excellent and provide real personal growth Working on services which have lifelong impact on students' lives

Cons

Elaborate sign-off processes take time and energy, where trust isn't always felt Frequent restructuring and quarterly finance review based decisions on hiring and layoffs can feel exhausting and lower morale

EF (Education First) Response

10mo

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We’re so glad to hear that you value the international environment, vibrant office culture, and the opportunities for personal growth through leadership training. It’s also great to know that you appreciate the meaningful impact of what we do. Thank you also for your constructive feedback on sign-off processes and changes in the organization, we appreciate your feedback and have shared it with leadership. Trust is very important to us, we encourage you to reach out to talk with your manager, Recruitment & Employee Development team, or you can email hr@ef.com if there is anything else you want to share about your specific experience so we can properly address it. Thanks again for sharing.

1.0

Aug 18, 2025

There are better companies

English teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I can’t think of any.

Cons

No work culture. Students prioritized over teachers. Rude students. Low pay

EF (Education First) Response

8mo

We’re sorry to hear that your experience with EF Teach Online didn’t live up to expectations. We understand the concern about pay and regularly review compensation to benchmark within online education. We appreciate you sharing this - insight like this helps us focus our improvements.

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