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 (259) , Director (176) , Associate Director (171) , Sales Representative (163) , Scientist (143) , Intern (125) , Project Manager (119) , Business Analyst (95) , Manager (95) , Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist (88) , Medical Science Liaison (MSL) (85) , Consultant (82) , Senior Consultant (80) , 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 755 reviews)); "Good work life balance and working hours are flexible" ((in 624 reviews)); "Money and people are great" ((in 523 reviews)); "There is a great culture in Canada and globally we have an exciting pipeline of products that is coming" ((in 456 reviews)); "Good pay and ambient good" ((in 274 reviews))

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

"Direct line management was poor in some cases." ((in 233 reviews)); "This leaves lots of employees adrift while the ones lucky enough to have a good manager thrive." ((in 144 reviews)); "Leadership is poor and not direct." ((in 119 reviews)); "slow career progression based on the structure of the company" ((in 66 reviews)); "long hours.I had always wanted to work here but the reality did not live up to my dream." ((in 49 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

(7,934 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 7,934 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

4.0

May 7, 2013

Good employee engagement, collaboration and teamwork....despite lots of change

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work place environment and self aware about the need for improvement in certain areas such as career development and lessening lengthy decision making. This is refreshing to see a company looking to improve and make their work place better.

Cons

Too process oriented, lenghthy decision process and can be hierarchical....but they recognize this and are putting steps in place to address this. The Sr. Leaders credibility has been questionable...but with the new CEO and re orgs in place, they are addressing this too.

5.0

Apr 30, 2013

To date I have always been treated and rewarded very postively and fairly at AstraZeneca.

Human resources

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good facilities, benefits and great people. Opportunities to work truly globally and positive work life balance.

Cons

Depending on function, there can be limited career progression opportunities, however if you work hard, and drive your personal career development, you are typically rewarded.

4.0

Apr 18, 2013

Quality of life is in manager's hands

Pharmaceuticals sales specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Depend on whether you like being micromanaged

Cons

Managers tend to want control of everything and micromanage to the point of not being able to satisfied and kiss your free-time goodbye

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