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Zippia score 4.5

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TEGNA overview

Industry
Broadcasting
Revenue
$3.1B
Headquarters
Employees
6,883
Founded in
2015
Website
Organization type
Public
CEO
David T. Lougee
Social media
TEGNA Inc. is comprised of a dynamic portfolio of media and digital businesses that provide content that matters and brands that deliver. TEGNA delivers highly relevant, useful and smart content, when and how people need it, to make the best decisions possible. Our agile and forward-thinking portfolio of television and digital businesses comprise one of the largest, most geographically diverse broadcasters in the U.S. and top digital companies, Cars.com, CareerBuilder and G/O Digital.
The staff at TEGNA come from unusually diverse demographic backgrounds. The company is 49.5% female and 39.7% ethnic minorities. Despite its diversity in other areas, TEGNA employees are noticeably lacking in political diversity. It has an unusually high proportion of employees who are members of the Democratic Party, at 87.0%. Employees seem to enjoy working in an otherwise diverse workplace that is dominated by members of the Democratic Party. TEGNA has great employee retention with staff members usually staying with the company for 5.1 years.The average employee at TEGNA makes $56,684 per year. In comparison, some of its highest paying competitors, like ION Media Networks, Discovery, and Univision Holdings, Inc., pay $72,169, $66,912, and $65,488, respectively.
A large media company with 6,883 employees and an annual revenue of $3.1B, TEGNA is headquartered in Virginia.

TEGNA's mission statement

To serve the greater good of our communities. Exposing corruption and wrongdoing, holding elected officials and those in power accountable, giving a voice to the voiceless and telling empowering stories that impact our lives is at the heart of our purpose to serve the greater good.

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Pros of working at TEGNA

Corporate offers a lot of good benefits and seems to care about employees. Good health benefits and great PTO.

Cons of working at TEGNA

The local affiliate I work for in Des Moines is very poorly managed.

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Pros of working at TEGNA

New Orleans News Media are awesome.

Cons of working at TEGNA

Pay is not commensurate with experience and talent.

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Good gear.

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The team at TEGNA

  • The key people at TEGNA is David T. Lougee.
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David T. Lougee

TEGNA rankings

TEGNA is ranked #13 on the Best Media companies to work for in Virginia list. Zippia's Best Places to Work lists provide unbiased, data-based evaluations of companies. Rankings are based on government and proprietary data on salaries, company financial health, and employee diversity.

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TEGNA salaries

Average TEGNA salary
$56,684
yearly
$27.25 hourly
Updated March 14, 2024

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TEGNA diversity

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Diversity score
We calculated TEGNA’s diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of TEGNA’s workforce.
TEGNA diversity summary. Zippia estimates TEGNA's demographics and statistics using a database of 30 million profiles. Zippia verifies estimates with BLS, Census, and current job openings data for accuracy. We calculated TEGNA's diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of TEGNA's workforce.
  • TEGNA has 6,883 employees.
  • 50% of TEGNA employees are women, while 50% are men.
  • The most common ethnicity at TEGNA is White (60%).
  • 15% of TEGNA employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • 14% of TEGNA employees are Black or African American.
  • The average employee at TEGNA makes $56,684 per year.
  • TEGNA employees are most likely to be members of the democratic party.
  • Employees at TEGNA stay with the company for 5.1 years on average.

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TEGNA office locations

TEGNA is headquartered in McLean, VA

Biggest TEGNA locations

RankCityJob countAvg. salary
1Columbus, OH16$49,221
2San Antonio, TX12$53,257
3Dallas, TX10$52,867
4Houston, TX9$52,781
5Jacksonville, FL8$49,062
6Indianapolis, IN7$47,614
7Austin, TX6$53,162
8Phoenix, AZ4$52,922
9New York, NY3$61,543
10San Diego, CA3$62,735

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TEGNA financial performance

10.0
Performance score

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TEGNA currently has 3.3B in revenue. TEGNA's most recent quarter produced 731.5m (q2'2023).

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Highest paying TEGNA competitors

Compare TEGNA salaries to competitors, including ION Media Networks, Discovery, and Univision Holdings, Inc. Employees at ION Media Networks earn the highest average yearly salary of $72,169. The salaries at Discovery average $66,912 per year, and the salaries at Univision Holdings, Inc. come in at $65,488 per year.
RankCompanyAverage salaryJobs
1$72,1690
2$66,9120
3$65,4880
4$58,2040
5$57,9970
6$52,2660
7$51,1120
8$50,8880
9$49,4860
10$49,0300
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    Zippia gives an in-depth look into the details of TEGNA, including salaries, political affiliations, employee data, and more, in order to inform job seekers about TEGNA. The employee data is based on information from people who have self-reported their past or current employments at TEGNA. The data on this page is also based on data sources collected from public and open data sources on the Internet and other locations, as well as proprietary data we licensed from other companies. Sources of data may include, but are not limited to, the BLS, company filings, estimates based on those filings, H1B filings, and other public and private datasets. While we have made attempts to ensure that the information displayed are correct, Zippia is not responsible for any errors or omissions or for the results obtained from the use of this information. None of the information on this page has been provided or approved by TEGNA. The data presented on this page does not represent the view of TEGNA and its employees or that of Zippia.

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