Does Wonder Research pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Wonder Research employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Wonder Research. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Wonder Research?

49% of Wonder Research employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Wonder Research 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Wonder Research?

Researcher (86) , Research Analyst (82) , Sourcer (49) , Analyst (32) , Writer (9) , Research Assistant (7) , Freelance Researcher (6) , Freelance Writer (6) , Expert Researcher (4) , Account Executive (3) , Senior Analyst (3) , Senior Research Analyst (3) , Contractor (2) , Online Researcher (2) , Product Manager (2)

What are the pros of working at Wonder Research according to real employee reviews?

"remote work pay is OK some of the people are nice you can learn alot" ((in 12 reviews)); "Management is accessible and they've created a community among freelancers so we can help one another." ((in 12 reviews)); "Most understanding admins and friendly community." ((in 8 reviews)); "The hours are flexible so it is perfect for graduate students like me." ((in 8 reviews)); "Great team and great projects" ((in 7 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Wonder Research according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay for too complex and time" ((in 29 reviews)); "The peer review process is flawed." ((in 7 reviews)); "If you're looking for formal, established training programs this may not be the best fit for you." ((in 6 reviews)); "All the good managers left some time after the pandemic and the new management seems to have no reliable/encouraging vision for the company." ((in 4 reviews)); "Since it is a freelance job, there are no benefits and no guarantee of work." ((in 4 reviews))

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

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Wonder Research reviews

3.5

49% would recommend to a friend

(104 total reviews)

Guy Cohen

49% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Senior management

Wonder Research has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 104 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Wonder Research employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Administración y consultoría industry (3.7 stars).

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104 reviews

2.0

Apr 23, 2018

Good in theory, Awful in execution

Research writer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Sounds like a great gig on paper - Great active and supportive online community - Frequent communication and clear on-boarding process

Cons

It is very hard to be successful at this job. When I applied, I understood that I'd be writing research reports with a timed deadline that you could extend by 30 increments minutes if needed. However, they must have just revamped their system, because no such extension exists. You have four hours to complete an assignment and whatever is completed within that time is automatically submitted for review. Four hours seems like a lot of time, but it is difficult to read and synthesize long and detailed notes and sources, create and outline and write high-quality error-free pieces. Those who are successful at this must be machines! -If you submit work that does not pass 4.5 in quality, they send it back to you for revisions, however, you must still be online and available. If you worked on a project at night and slept afterward, you'll wake up to emails requesting further edits, but your opportunity window will have expired and all of your work is discarded and the research request is sent back to the general pool. Truly a waste of valuable time.

Wonder Research Response

Thank you for sharing your honest feedback about your experience on Wonder. It’s really helpful for us to understand how we could have better set up your expectations about assignment time limits in advance of your first live jobs, so that we can continue to improve the application experience. We have time limits on our jobs to ensure that we can successfully deliver research to our clients in a fast turnaround, and we’re continuing to explore how to optimize the experience of completing work within that timeline for our analysts. We’ve recently begun experimenting with expanding the sourcing time limit, which will likely include time extensions like what you describe, in the future. If you have any additional feedback about your experience, feel free to reach out at research@askwonder.com!

1.0

Oct 4, 2017

Terrible pay for alot of work

Researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You can work as much or as little as you want and make your own schedule.

Cons

The income you actually make versus how much time and energy you put into it is terrible. As an entry level sourcer you get $10 per job completed, but that's only if your work gets 'approved'. If it doesn't, you get absolutely nothing for your effort. There's something really wrong with not getting paid for work done, rejected or not. The approval of work is highly subjective and inconsistent since different reviewers may have different opinions on the sourcing done. I've had sourcing work get rejected only to see the same sources on the final write-up. It's ridiculous. They say it takes between 45 and 90 minutes to complete a sourcing job, but a lot of times it takes much longer than that. So not only do you not get paid if your work is rejected, you don't get adequate pay if your work is accepted. My last job took 2 1/2 hours and I earned $10. That's the equivalent of $4 an hour - way under minimum wage. I haven't worked for them long, but I have already soured on them. It feels too much like worker exploitation to me.

4.0

Nov 24, 2017

Wonder can work for you...if you learn, follow the set up, and complete the work.

Freelance writer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Able to work on your own schedule. I used Wonder for income after I had been laid off, and ran into a lot of scams out there. At first, I thought this was going to fall into that category as well. But it didn't. It took a couple of months to learn the ropes - the format is very specific and you need to follow the formats - and they are all provided. Once I learned the formats, and learned where to find information, I was more than covering my bills, and was able to have a bit of a social life again. When you start, it will take a while to get a sourcing or writing job completed. Once you learn the tricks, you'll be able to complete jobs in about an hour. Make sure to stick to topics you enjoy or want to learn about!

Cons

It is painstaking starting out. While there are templates, and your work gets reviewed, it can be upsetting if your job gets kicked to another person. Reviewers should not only review, but instead mentor. While it may seem like that's what they are doing, sometimes the reviewers comments don't help very much, or they haven't read the important details pertaining to the job. Something changed with the website which doesn't allow me to see sourcing jobs available - I don't like being given a topic. I work full time, and when I do get to work on Wonder, I want to be able to pick something I enjoy!

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