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.

Elsevier reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(2,189 total reviews)

Kumsal Bayazit

90% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

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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).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

5.0

May 21, 2024

Nice Company and Big organization

Marketing specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Elsevier is WLB, and i have enough freedom to do what i want

Cons

Team is big, and it's hard to learn the whole process of a project, which means normally you just can learn a bit from you own responsibilities.

Elsevier Response

1y

Thank you for leaving your review.

4.0

May 19, 2024

Good company

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work-life balance. Flexibility to WFH. People are competent and helpful (but I heard this can differ based on which team you work with). One of the main reasons I enjoyed working here was because of the people. Occasionally, there will be team get-togethers but its frequency differs from team to projects. You get the option of salary sacrifice, medical and dental insurance, and life insurance.

Cons

Salary compensation could be better in my opinion. There is only one office in Barbican for all London employees and generally no perks of working in the office besides free tea and coffee. There has been re-organisation and redundancies happening inside the company for the past couple of years, so job security can sometimes feel unsure.

Elsevier Response

1y

Thank you for leaving your review. Our tech leadership team and employees are aligned in striving to create a great work environment for everyone. With the business world changing constantly and so rapidly, virtually every established business feels the imperative to continuously improve and innovate. Executives, managers, and employees across our business work hard to figure out how to best and strategically address the genuine needs of our customers and partners globally.

4.0

May 17, 2024

Working with new technology but too many calls at IC level

Software engineer iii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Technology is up-to-date. Flexibility for hybrid work. Development hours are there for learning. Free cab facility to and from office.

Cons

Management is very indecisive about employee policies which change every term. Too many calls with management even at Individual Contributor level, you have to work after office hours to complete when workload is more.

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