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 (257) , Director (175) , Associate Director (169) , Sales Representative (162) , 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 750 reviews)); "Great work envirnment and people to work with!" ((in 523 reviews)); "There is a great culture in Canada and globally we have an exciting pipeline of products that is coming" ((in 446 reviews)); "Good pay and treated great" ((in 283 reviews)); "Good salaries and lot of stability" ((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 230 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 118 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 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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4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(7,922 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 7,922 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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8K reviews

4.0

Dec 3, 2010

nice place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

people are great, easy to get along and connect. relaxed atmosphere. fairly lenient about taking random times off if you need to, campus is nice and construction going on so should be even prettier/bigger soon. gaithersburg is also pretty nice and close to dc

Cons

some useless training a bunch of times where i'm bored and doing not much

3.0

Nov 30, 2010

Field Sales at AstraZeneca

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation is above average, Bonus is based on national average not on goal attainment so there is the potential for earning big bonuses during a down year. The company has some potential block busters in their pipeline. Career Ladder II and III promotions are fairly plentiful. The company offers stock options to the top 10% of the sales force.

Cons

Nexium is about to go generic and there is another large layoff looming on the horizon. The sales force is populated with disgruntled tenured reps who remember when budgets were unlimited and new reps eager to work for big pharma. Certain areas of the country have poor work environments while others are supportive. There is a lot of pressure to perform but little guidance on how to achieve that goal since leadership is out of touch with the field. Leadership understand the problems but there is no consensus on a solution. There are many different things being tried but it can appear to be very unorganized.

2.0

Nov 5, 2010

Poor opportunities for part-time work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice site, decent facitilities and equipment.

Cons

Zero opportunities for reducing working hours to get a good work/life balance under current climate.

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