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 been stable over the past 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 (178) , Associate Director (171) , Sales Representative (164) , Scientist (144) , Intern (125) , Project Manager (119) , Business Analyst (96) , Manager (96) , Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist (88) , Medical Science Liaison (MSL) (85) , Consultant (82) , Senior Consultant (82) , Analyst (70) , Engineer (68)

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

"Good benefits through a benefit fund including private healthcare and pension" ((in 777 reviews)); "Good work life balance and working hours are flexible" ((in 629 reviews)); "Great work envirnment and people to work with!" ((in 494 reviews)); "There is a great culture in Canada and globally we have an exciting pipeline of products that is coming" ((in 450 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 236 reviews)); "This leaves lots of employees adrift while the ones lucky enough to have a good manager thrive." ((in 147 reviews)); "Leadership is poor and not direct." ((in 117 reviews)); "No career progression unless top earner" ((in 69 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

(7,959 total reviews)

Pascal Soriot

89% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

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AstraZeneca has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,959 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

4.0

Aug 14, 2015

Placement year @ AstraZeneca

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent colleagues, really good site to work at. Lots of training opportunities. Flexible working. Good benefits

Cons

To much red-tape and time wasted on meetings. Lack of direction. Promotion/career progression limited

4.0

Aug 10, 2015

Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist

Pharmaceutical sales specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work/life balance, nice and qualified colleagues, generous benefits, 3 weeks paid vacation, 6 weeks paid maternity

Cons

Difficult to be promoted, travel to sales meetings is a chore like herding cattle

4.0

Aug 10, 2015

Medimmune

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great science, passion, keen to do things differently, super intelligent people

Cons

very very political, lots of conflicting internal agendas. Politics can drive down morale.

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