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 2% 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, 4.3 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 (20) , 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 281 reviews)); "You get the chance to work with great people that are very driven and know their subject area very well." ((in 161 reviews)); "Great employees and colleagues" ((in 143 reviews)); "Great company and team to work for." ((in 57 reviews)); "Customers shows lot of respect to the company good work culture" ((in 39 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 and does not increase by much each year" ((in 85 reviews)); "Management on the corporate side is poor with very little business development experience." ((in 81 reviews)); "level and higher managers result in poor leadership and decision" ((in 52 reviews)); "There are also bad managers and seemingly no easy way to reduce their impact on the staff for whom they are responsible." ((in 49 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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4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(2,182 total reviews)

Kumsal Bayazit

91% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Work/Life balance

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

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 2,182 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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2K reviews

5.0

Dec 17, 2016

Great place to work so far

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very open to new technology choices, very little process getting in the way of getting good work done. Good culture.

Cons

Some corporate nonsense to wade though e.g. mandatory, very outdated computer security training

Elsevier Response

Thank you for your review.

4.0

May 24, 2016

Great opportunities

Marketing communications manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good opportunities for career development

Cons

High workload, many varying expectations and pressures to deliver on projects from different directions

Elsevier Response

Thank you for your review. We try and provide a positive environment for all our employees. One in which we try and maintain open lines of communication. It helps our employees to feel validated and it gives them satisfaction – knowing that they’re being heard and taken seriously. All their ideas and opinions contribute to the organization and can significantly boost morale. For this reason, we encourage you to discuss your workload and any system's issues in your team with your manager who will escalate accordingly.

2.0

Aug 19, 2014

Boundarylessness

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It looks good on your CV thats about it other than there are some genuinely great people there unfortunately they are outnumbered by the incompetent and untrustworthy. Oxford staff are lovely and not as politically highly strung as the London offices.

Cons

Senior Management seem incapable of making any decision unless its .... guess what? another re-organisation!! You were in these silos and that wasn't working so we have created new silos !!! Yay and managed to make redundant the people who actually delivered. Do not trust HR, they actively support the policy of institutional bullying, if you want to work there develop a thick skin and ideally wear a stab proof vest.

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