Does Elsevier pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Elsevier employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Elsevier. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Elsevier?

79% of Elsevier employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Elsevier 4.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Elsevier?

Software Engineer (78) , Senior Software Engineer (63) , Account Manager (61) , Product Manager (55) , Journal Manager (49) , Project Manager (37) , Publisher (30) , Director (29) , Editor (28) , Manager (23) , Sales (22) , Editorial Project Manager (21) , Marketing (18) , Software Engineer III (18) , Data Scientist (16)

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

"Flexibility and good work/life balance" ((in 285 reviews)); "You get the chance to work with great people that are very driven and know their subject area very well." ((in 167 reviews)); "Great employees and colleagues" ((in 146 reviews)); "Great company and team to work for." ((in 55 reviews)); "Customers shows lot of respect to the company good work culture" ((in 42 reviews))

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

"We're continued to be asked to develop "world class content" with third world resources and insultingly low salaries." ((in 99 reviews)); "the pay is low but everything else was great" ((in 88 reviews)); "Management on the corporate side is poor with very little business development experience." ((in 83 reviews)); "level and higher managers result in poor leadership and decision" ((in 54 reviews)); "There are also bad managers and seemingly no easy way to reduce their impact on the staff for whom they are responsible." ((in 50 reviews))

What are employees saying about Elsevier layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Elsevier layoffs and their outlook for job security at Elsevier in 2026.

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Elsevier reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(2,189 total reviews)

Kumsal Bayazit

90% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Work/Life balance

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Culture & values

3.6

Senior management

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

Elsevier has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,189 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Elsevier employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Audiovisual y medios de comunicación industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

2.0

Jul 12, 2023

Great people, challenging culture

Marketing comms

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people are very nice

Cons

It tends to be very hierarchical. Actual jobs dont really fit job descriptions and bandwidth is an issue. Unless you are VP or above, you can give your advice just fine but it is rarely listened to giving you a sense that your skillset isnt really recognized or appreciated. Bringing up issues doesn't tend to matter. Solutions are talked about but are rarely actioned. There tends to be a wall between upper leadership and those below. I'm not sure the C-suite know about the issues or perhaps they do and don't prioritize them. Unclear as there is no sight of that. Job security overall is an issue.

2.0

May 17, 2023

Uncertain future

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance Job security

Cons

Senior leadership is weak Travel ban, we can’t even travel from London to Oxford to meet colleagues HR openly says that career progression can happen only by moving internally Very very hard to attend tech conferences abroad Lower salary than some other equally big companies Individual contributors are treated as second class citizen, easy to get to the top band and then the only way up is taking up management

3.0

Dec 9, 2022

Very Stressful Job

Journal manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Day shift and flexible hours. 2. Moderate pay+Annual Bonus. 3. No fears of lay off. 4. Diverse group of people

Cons

1. Bhramin dominance at work place (one senior Emp asked my caste name) 2. Too much of micro managing by some managers. 3. Very vast process and learning doesn’t stop 4. It’s jm’s responsibility a-2-z 5.Your workload will penalize you for taking leave 6. Multiple tools to work on and outlook emails also.

Elsevier Response

Thank you for your review. We are disappointed to read that you may not feel as happy as you should in your role. We want all our people to thrive and feel fulfilled in their roles. We also encourage them to feel empowered to raise any ongoing issues or concerns with their managers. We ask that you discuss the problems that you have highlighted with both your manager and HR partner who will jointly help you to focus on them and derive a workable agreement so that you can continue to grow and thrive in your role.

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