Does Magic Ears pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Magic Ears employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Magic Ears. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Magic Ears?

78% of Magic Ears employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Magic Ears 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Magic Ears?

Teacher (90) , ESL Teacher (67) , English Teacher (61) , Online English Teacher (48) , Online ESL Teacher (47) , Senior Teacher (10) , Online ESL Tutor (7) , Online Teacher (7) , Tutor (7) , ESL Online Teacher (6) , Junior Teacher (6) , Elementary ESL Teacher (3) , Teacher/Interviewer (3) , ESL Tutor (2) , English Instructor (2)

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

"Great pay (though base pay has decreased for new teachers even since I started)" ((in 92 reviews)); "Flexible hours and no minimum" ((in 19 reviews)); "Flexible schedule and hours for working" ((in 18 reviews)); "You work from home and the pay is decent per hour, especially if you get enough classes." ((in 18 reviews)); "Friendly staff" ((in 16 reviews))

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

"Their communication is poor." ((in 15 reviews)); "$20 penalties if you miss classes consecutively." ((in 14 reviews)); "long hiring process and very specific criteria" ((in 7 reviews)); "No benefits but you are self employed" ((in 4 reviews)); "If you have issues the management will "ghost" you, will just not answer questions, and leave you on your own." ((in 4 reviews))

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Magic Ears Reviews

4.1

78% would recommend to a friend

(241 total reviews)

55% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.1

Diversity and inclusion

3.8

Culture and values

3.7

Senior management

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

Magic Ears has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 241 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Magic Ears 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

241 reviews

5.0

10 Feb 2026

A great company at the time

English teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great consistent money, fairly quick staff response time, efficient contract renewals.

Cons

Company changes over the years, and class consistency challenges.

5.0

28 Jul 2025

Good

Online esl teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The fixed salary that is on time

Cons

Sometimes students can be changed 5 minutes before class so you cannot be prepared for them

5.0

23 May 2025

Missing ME

Managing editor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

-Kind staff -Fun content development -Good hours

Cons

-Lower pay than typical for comparable jobs -Poor health benefit options -Few opportunities to grow

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Online English Teacher-Part-time-Make up to $26/hour-No Teaching Degree & experience needed

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Online English Teacher-Part-time-Make up to $26/hour-No Teaching Degree & experience needed