Does The Sun pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, The Sun employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at The Sun. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at The Sun?

52% of The Sun employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated The Sun 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.6 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at The Sun?

News Reporter (7) , Reporter (3) , Video Producer (3) , Editorial (2) , Journalist/Reporter (2) , Sub Editor (2)

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

"Flexible hours, opportunities to get exclusives, good experience of a proper news room." ((in 5 reviews)); "Nice people to work with." ((in 4 reviews)); "Good pay and structure and lots of talent" ((in 3 reviews)); "The colleagues I worked alongside on the video team (peers rather than managers) were absolutely brilliant" ((in 3 reviews))

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

"poor management" ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about The Sun redundancies in 2026?

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

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3.1

52% would recommend to a friend

(31 total reviews)

38% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Work/Life balance

3.1

Career opportunities

3.0

Diversity and inclusion

2.6

Culture and values

2.4

Senior management

The Sun has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 31 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there.

Reviews by job title

31 reviews

1.0

7 Apr 2026

Terrible culture and like a high school

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Exposure, if trusted to actually write a good piece

Cons

Awful staff, men who will not leave uninterested women alone, toxic competition culture that leaks into personal lives. Disgusting male work force - pretty young women are seen as objects here by the ‘men’

3.0

21 Dec 2025

Made redundant

Sub-editor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great team, very helpful and full of great guys

Cons

Cold and incompetent HR dept.

3.0

8 Oct 2025

Low pay

News reporter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good fun answering inbound calls frrom tipsters

Cons

£120 day rate is too low and they don't take it well when you say you feel uncomfortable with putting your name to controversial news articles

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