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 (258) , Director (176) , Associate Director (171) , Sales Representative (163) , Scientist (143) , Intern (124) , 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?

"Benefits are good and if manager is behind you then it’s ok" ((in 747 reviews)); "Good work life balance and inclusivity" ((in 628 reviews)); "Money and people are great" ((in 518 reviews)); "There is a great culture in Canada and globally we have an exciting pipeline of products that is coming" ((in 444 reviews)); "Good pay and ambient good" ((in 298 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 146 reviews)); "Leadership is poor and not direct." ((in 120 reviews)); "Slow career progression in selected groups" ((in 68 reviews)); "Unfair and Biased upper management" ((in 47 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.

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AstraZeneca reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(7,931 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 7,931 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

Jan 4, 2012

Stepping stone

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to start, lots of opportunity to move and learn within the company

Cons

Lots of turnover. Very disruptive

3.0

Dec 29, 2011

barely ok

Senior scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Employee are able to learn a lot in this pharmaceutical company, learn how the big pharma to do research and development, especially what is the high standard for quality.

Cons

Top leader dominate the opinion and not willing to hear the voice from employee or hear but not accept. Employee work hard but are not rewarded for their achievements.

2.0

Dec 21, 2011

No real pipeline with many products losing patents

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay, benefits, car, co-workers are very nice and good working environment

Cons

No successful future at AZ....no pipline...Az is truely big pharma...all about marketing, role playing and manager ride alongs. Only prob is manager is only goal is observing rep unstead of taking the time to know the customer, their needs, and building relationships. Way too many managers that add no value to experienced reps.

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