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 4.4 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) , Software Engineer III (19) , Marketing (18) , Data Scientist (16)

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

"Flexibility and good work/life balance" ((in 290 reviews)); "You get the chance to work with great people that are very driven and know their subject area very well." ((in 168 reviews)); "Great employees and colleagues" ((in 148 reviews)); "Great company and team to work for." ((in 47 reviews)); "Work from home and flexible hours" ((in 36 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 93 reviews)); "Management on the corporate side is poor with very little business development experience." ((in 85 reviews)); "There are also bad managers and seemingly no easy way to reduce their impact on the staff for whom they are responsible." ((in 55 reviews)); "level and higher managers result in poor leadership and decision" ((in 54 reviews)); "Senior Management has completely lost touch with reality." ((in 32 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

91% approve of CEO

76% 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

4.0

Jul 11, 2019

Collaborative, Engaging, and Autonomous

Human resources specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great collaboration and agile work environment makes working with colleagues even better! Constant engagement initiatives as well as employee driven engagement groups for all interests. Autonomous working environment, trust adults will be adults and that you will complete the tasks at hand which is very refreshing. Constant pushes for development within career whether inside or outside of the company.

Cons

Agile work environment is new and not everything is in place to ensure its success, slowly getting there.

Elsevier Response

6y

Thanks for taking the time to leave your review.

5.0

Jun 18, 2019

AWESOME company to work for!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

I've been with the company for 2+ years and so happy to still be working here. Each team/department is different, but my experiences have been phenomenal. I have the best team and manager I could ever ask for. We are all super close and in a group chat. My VP and Sr. VP are both very supporting and want to see each and every person succeed. Elsevier does so much for its employees that I don't think many people realize. It is an extremely diverse company, lots of happy hours and fun non alcohol related events, mentor/mentee program, tons of clubs to be involved that has nothing to do with work, good work/life balance, etc. the list goes on. I am honestly happy to be working for this amazing company

Cons

Takes forever to resolve laptop issues. My team comes across the same issues all the time. I work on my laptop all day so this does slow me down and cause a lot of problems and annoyance.

Elsevier Response

6y

Thank you for your review. We will share your feedback on laptop repairs with our tech team.

4.0

Jun 18, 2019

Learn transferrable skills in a multicultural global company

Editorial project manager

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I work with talented people, who are always willing to help you and share their knowledge. The environment is engaging and in all the roles I've had, there is variety and diversity. My managers have always allowed me freedom in decision making and have been supportive on career changes and progression.

Cons

Being a global company, redundancies are somehow the norm. However in Elsevier I was massively supported whenever it has happened and every redundancy gave me opportunities for career progression, changes of roles and acquisition of new, transferrable skills.

Elsevier Response

7y

Thanks for taking the time to leave us your review.

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