Does Cognella pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cognella employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cognella. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cognella?

80% of Cognella employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cognella 4.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.3 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cognella?

Production Assistant (5) , Editor (3) , Acquisitions Editor (2) , Anonymous (2) , Associate Acquisitions Editor (2) , Associate Editor (2) , Editorial Associate (2) , Project Editor (2) , Seasonal Production Assistant (2)

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

"Great culture, chances to move up, I have a voice!" ((in 10 reviews)); "great people that i liked working with" ((in 7 reviews)); "The team is amazing." ((in 5 reviews)); "I have worked here for a number of years and I can say that in general, colleagues seem happy to be here, enjoy their work and we all have developed some great friendships." ((in 4 reviews)); "Fringe benefits are above average." ((in 4 reviews))

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

"Salary is a bit low" ((in 6 reviews)); "Some of the bad management is gone so maybe that helped." ((in 4 reviews)); "Pay could be better, cost of living in San Diego area has increased quicker than pay scales." ((in 3 reviews)); "I believe this is something upper management is aware of and is working toward creating a team of like" ((in 3 reviews))

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4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(59 total reviews)

Bassim Hamadeh

85% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Work/Life balance

4.3

Culture and values

4.0

Senior management

3.7

Diversity and inclusion

3.4

Career opportunities

3.2

Compensation and benefits

Cognella has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 59 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cognella employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

59 reviews

5.0

13 Feb 2026

Great Company

Production assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Understanding of work-life balance and being flexible with hours. More interested in the quality of work than the quantity of work. When issues arrise the entire team pitches in to help one another.

Cons

The time difference (the company operates on PST working hours) can cause some communication slowdown. They are a smaller company, so there aren't many open positions.

4.0

2 Feb 2025

Supportive Culture

Associate acquisitions editor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Cognella was a great place to work for an entry-level job

Cons

Lower salary but good for publishing industry

2.0

17 Oct 2024

Pay equity problem

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Some good managers who mean we’ll, great coworkers, flexible work

Cons

They made me sign a pay secrecy clause and were not transparent about salaries. Things like “unlimited time off” are not perks, it’s just a way not to have to pay out for vacation. Also “unlimited bonus pay” is also not an incentive. All products and services are limited to the audiences they apply to, so don’t use this as an excuse to underpay people.

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Jobs at Cognella

Seasonal Production Assistant