Does AstraZeneca pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, AstraZeneca employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at AstraZeneca. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at AstraZeneca?

79% of AstraZeneca employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated AstraZeneca 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at AstraZeneca?

Senior Scientist (261) , Director (177) , Associate Director (171) , Sales Representative (164) , Scientist (143) , Intern (125) , Project Manager (119) , Business Analyst (96) , Manager (95) , Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist (88) , Medical Science Liaison (MSL) (85) , Consultant (82) , Senior Consultant (81) , Analyst (70) , Engineer (68)

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

"Benefits are good and a diverse pipeline to work on" ((in 762 reviews)); "Good work life balance and inclusivity" ((in 625 reviews)); "Money and people are great" ((in 510 reviews)); "There is a great culture in Canada and globally we have an exciting pipeline of products that is coming" ((in 451 reviews)); "Good pay and ambient good" ((in 291 reviews))

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

"Direct line management was poor in some cases." ((in 232 reviews)); "This leaves lots of employees adrift while the ones lucky enough to have a good manager thrive." ((in 148 reviews)); "Leadership is poor and not direct." ((in 117 reviews)); "slow career progression based on the structure of the company" ((in 72 reviews)); "long hours.I had always wanted to work here but the reality did not live up to my dream." ((in 48 reviews))

What are employees saying about AstraZeneca layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed AstraZeneca locations?

Madrid , Barcelona , Badajoz , Sevilla , Hospitalet , Alicante

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AstraZeneca reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(7,947 total reviews)

Pascal Soriot

89% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Culture & values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

AstraZeneca has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,947 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The AstraZeneca employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Farmacéutica y biotecnología industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

8K reviews

2.0

Sep 11, 2018

Challenging Work Environment

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fair compensation and fair benefits

Cons

- Constantly shifting priorities while everything is a priority - Global nature of the organization results in constantly receiving and responding emails while some regions seem to have more holidays than others - Support organizations may not be in the same time zone so getting answers to urgent questions have to wait until others are back from holidays or back in the office the next day. - Not easy to transition from one organization to another or one manager to another. You have to have a really good manager or be in a really good organization for this to happen.

2.0

May 17, 2018

Avoid the Frederick, MD Facility at all costs!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company benefits, great company goals, life-changing medicines, good pay, a few, and i mean very few good people.

Cons

awful, toxic, pugnacius, repulsive people and environment. Management has lost control or they do not care. people are always leaving, no one says many good things about that place. They are fixated on metrics and random BS without focusing on tasks at hand. Too much nepotism, the morale is terrible, the day to day work environment is NOXIOUS! AVOID THIS PLACE!

4.0

Apr 12, 2018

Enforced limitation of no more than 10% promotions/year

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

stable dependable work, opportunity to help others, opportunity to learn a lot about the biotech business.

Cons

fairness matters more than talent, extreme limitations on promotions and focus on fairness means that high performers are forced to "wait their turn" or look other places for career advancement. Even with 10-20% turnover, thies means promotions once every 7-8 years.

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