Coursera

Item: Coursera
Rating: 3.2
Author: Anonymous

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Competitive Salaries

OTE at Coursera is highly competitive for several roles compared to industry peers. View salaries

Performance Category Ratings

See how employees rated Coursera in RepVue’s key performance categories.

Category Score

Industry Percentile

Industry Rank

Culture and Leadership

2.8

35th%of Software orgs

# 1,673of 2,542 Software orgs

Base Compensation

3.8

62nd%of Software orgs

# 955of 2,542 Software orgs

Incentive Compensation Structure

3.3

48th%of Software orgs

# 1,334of 2,542 Software orgs

Product - Market Fit

2.8

13th%of Software orgs

# 2,212of 2,542 Software orgs

Professional Development and Training

3.1

61st%of Software orgs

# 969of 2,542 Software orgs

Inbound Lead / Opportunity Flow

2.5

43rd%of Software orgs

# 1,468of 2,542 Software orgs

Diversity and Inclusion

3.8

52nd%of Software orgs

# 1,206of 2,542 Software orgs

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About Coursera

Greater San Jose Area

Coursera was launched in 2012 by two Stanford Computer Science professors, Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller, with a mission to provide universal access to world-class learning. It is now...More

Percent that Attain Quota?

33%of team members typically hit their quota

Software Industry Average

41%

Global Average

43%

Quota Attainment at Coursera

Salaries

Job Role

Median Base Pay

Median OTE

Top Performer

Customer Success ManagerSalary data from 5 ratings

Base Pay$125k

OTE$180k

Top Performers$238k

Sales Development RepresentativeSalary data from 7 ratings

Base Pay$70k

OTE$100k

Top Performers$132.1k

SLED Account ExecutiveSalary data from 4 ratings

Base Pay$165k

OTE$330k

Top Performers$637.5k

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Salaries at Coursera

Reviews

Current Employee

3.9

Mar 12, 2025

Great company but is getting harder and harder to sell in my role

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Current Employee

2.9

Feb 26, 2025

Great run - almost 5 years but the recent change in commission structure has been a disaster. Most AEs do not hit quota and this seems to have been a way for the company to save money as they were preparing for rounds of redundancy. Many people have been made redundant since 2022 - most of the sales team has 18 months tenure or less. Not the same pleasant environment...Read More

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Reviews at Coursera

Employee Ratings

Total Employee Ratings

Total Ratings

157

Ratings Verified by RepVue

Verified Ratings

81%

Job Categories

Account Executive

49%

SDR / BDR

33%

Customer Success

Leadership Roles

Sales Enablement

Other

Employee Status

Ratings submitted by current employees

108

69%

Ratings submitted by former employees

31%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Coursera has an overall employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 and a RepVue score of 76.24. They are ranked #1594 out of all Software organizations.

Currently it is reported that 33.4% of the reps at Coursera are hitting quota.

Coursera has a rating of 2.8 out of 5 for culture and leadership. They are ranked #3578 in this category out of 5495 companies.

Coursera has a rating of 2.8 out of 5 for Product - Market Fit and is ranked #2212 out of 2542 Software companies.