Does Teach for America pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Teach for America employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Teach for America. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Teach for America?

75% of Teach for America employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Teach for America 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Teach for America?

Teacher (232) , Corps Member (166) , TFA Corps Member (84) , Director (62) , Managing Director (62) , Campus Campaign Coordinator (35) , Manager (25) , Campus Ambassador (24) , Recruitment Manager (22) , Teach for America Corps Member (22) , Operations Coordinator (21) , Manager, Teacher Leadership Development (20) , Senior Managing Director (18) , English Teacher (17) , Recruiter (15)

What are the pros of working at Teach for America according to real employee reviews?

"I was able to experience a location of the country and meet some great people." ((in 139 reviews)); "The benefits are great and working from home is a huge plus." ((in 83 reviews)); "Great culture, positivity and intentionality in leaning in" ((in 53 reviews)); "Great colleagues and friends to work with" ((in 41 reviews)); "In addition the staff are friendly and concerned about corps members and their success." ((in 36 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Teach for America according to real employee reviews?

"Indoctrination of people to believe lies about education and they place you in the toughest schools with little training." ((in 66 reviews)); "Hours are long and if you did not study education then you will not feel nearly prepared." ((in 65 reviews)); "No work life balance provided" ((in 63 reviews)); "Very low pay compared to any world in the world." ((in 55 reviews)); "low salary and no bionusses" ((in 36 reviews))

What are employees saying about Teach for America layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Teach for America layoffs and their outlook for job security at Teach for America in 2026.

Teach for America reviews

3.9

75% would recommend to a friend

(1,872 total reviews)

Elisa Villanueva Beard

84% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

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Teach for America has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,872 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Teach for America 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

2K reviews

2.0

Oct 15, 2011

Kids and teaching are meaningful, administration is petty and unhelpful

Corps member

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Going to school and working with the kids everyday is stressful, but very meaningful. Watching them change over the year is great!

Cons

The administrators of my regional office are the most unhelpful and out of touch people I've ever worked with. They are friendly and helpful during the hiring process, but once you're in, they stop all efforts to try and be helpful to you. They often ignore my emails, and they don't seem to be familiar with their own policies, as when I cite the Policies and Procedures manual, they seem confused and surprised.

2.0

Mar 27, 2011

Good 'ole boys club with an honorable mission

Program director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Lots of vacation time - Opportunity to work flexible hours/work from home - Autonomy to work towards goals in the way that you see makes the most sense

Cons

- Managers that are young/inexperienced and have not been adequately trained as managers - Very low salary (that you're made to feel guilty for pointing out/asking for a raise) - 'Cult like' culture - no outlet for/appreciation of constructive dissent - you're either naively on board with every decision that's made or you're seen as not being a team player

2.0

Jun 11, 2008

It is hard to fix a large bureaucracy when you are one yourself....

Teacher/ corps member

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This will be one of the toughest times of your life. People will think you are crazy for going into these schools and you have to be a little crazy to do this. If you are able to succeed in these situation the rewards are huge. To actually feel like you have had an impact on one child's life is an amazing thing. To help a student change life paths and to help them to understand how things work and empower them is amazing. You will come out of this program as a machine. You will improve on yourself as a person.

Cons

Insane amount of effort required. Teach for America treats your time like it is worthless. So many hoops to jump through and waste of time meetings and sessions. You will be in schools where the school has no control of their students. Because of "student's rights" we cannot adequately punish students which ends up taking away their real "student right" of a quality education. The system is a broken system and you will be swimming upstream. It is frustrating to make half what the teacher down the hall makes when you bust your ass and they show movies everyday. The have been showing movies everyday for 20 years though so they make more money than a first year teacher. The unions are horrible, old, and out of date. In TFA being white, straight, or male is treated like a disease.

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