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 (144) , 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 751 reviews)); "Money and people are great" ((in 506 reviews)); "There is a great culture in Canada and globally we have an exciting pipeline of products that is coming" ((in 465 reviews)); "Good pay and ambient good" ((in 304 reviews)); "Salary is good and competive" ((in 264 reviews))

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

"Direct line management was poor in some cases." ((in 237 reviews)); "This leaves lots of employees adrift while the ones lucky enough to have a good manager thrive." ((in 150 reviews)); "Leadership is poor and not direct." ((in 116 reviews)); "slow career progression based on the structure of the company" ((in 70 reviews)); "Not much opportunity to grow , awful upper management" ((in 50 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

AstraZeneca reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(7,952 total reviews)

Pascal Soriot

89% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

AstraZeneca has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,952 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).

Reviews by job title

8K reviews

2.0

Mar 6, 2015

Always transitioning

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

the people at the astrazeneca/ amylin site was great and very easy to work with

Cons

Being in a transitional company, from Amylin to BMS to Astrazeneca, room for personal development was not there as the group was in an ongoing company transition.

1.0

Oct 28, 2014

Horrible experience with management : lack of employee advancement incentives , archaic internal management culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

friendly collaborative atmosphere within equals and peers. facilities and resources are excellent

Cons

management style is archaic, old school, regardless of the modern HR initiatives that are advocated by the company , high employee turnaround

2.0

Mar 8, 2014

A company with no standard and fairness

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits and bonus are not bad for the past few years. The gym is pretty good if you use it.

Cons

There is no cross board standard within company, within department. The head of the department is the king. Whatever policy or working standard can be override by the king. Promotion is a mess, only based on whether you are the favorite of the boss. No fairness at all, even relatively. Boss likes you, he can hire somebody for you even you work part time with a bachelor's degree. If boss does not like you, even you have 10 years of experience with a Ph.D. degree, you are on you own. Salary is below industry average. HR really sucks. No respect to employees. They can promise you something when you are hired and later on would not honor it. So be careful, make sure everything is on paper.

Viewing 340 - 342 of 7,952 Reviews

Jobs at AstraZeneca

Global Study Manager

Barcelona

View job

Director Study Operations

Global Study Associate Director

Barcelona

View job

Strategic Scientific Advisor - Hematología Andalucía, Canarias y Provincia de Badajoz

Madrid

View job

AstraZeneca reviews

Company ratings over time

Ratings by demographic groups

Reviews by job title

Always transitioning

Horrible experience with management : lack of employee advancement incentives , archaic internal management culture

A company with no standard and fairness

Jobs at AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca reviews FAQs

Want the inside scoop on your own company?

Bowls

Followed companies

Job searches

Company ratings over time

Jobs at AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca reviews FAQs