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 277 reviews)); "You get the chance to work with great people that are very driven and know their subject area very well." ((in 163 reviews)); "Great employees and colleagues" ((in 145 reviews)); "Great company and team to work for." ((in 49 reviews)); "Good work/life balance and good opportunities for career progression." ((in 37 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 96 reviews)); "the pay is low but everything else was great" ((in 89 reviews)); "Management on the corporate side is poor with very little business development experience." ((in 78 reviews)); "level and higher managers result in poor leadership and decision" ((in 58 reviews)); "There are also bad managers and seemingly no easy way to reduce their impact on the staff for whom they are responsible." ((in 51 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

Dec 27, 2023

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Copyrights specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Nice company but it depends upon the team you work with.

Cons

Politics within the team and HR doesn't take the employee reviews seriously

Elsevier Response

2y

Thanks for leaving your review.

5.0

Dec 20, 2023

Elsevier

Clinical editor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible hours and remote work Yearly bonus

Cons

Depending on your position, ideas for innovation may be resisted

Elsevier Response

2y

Thank you for leaving your review.

4.0

Dec 20, 2023

Hit or miss, depending on the business unit

Events manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Corporate notoriety, flexible work style, good overall benefits

Cons

Highly toxic environment driven from the top down, excessively hierarchical, lack of people empowerment at the middle management level, resistance to change, unjustified sense of entitlement of too many senior managers, no communication strategy whatsoever, no change mentality or even change processes in place.

Elsevier Response

2y

Thanks for your review. We take your review seriously but need to delve more into its highlighted issues. We want to take action to investigate the issues raised, and we like to explore ways to foster engagement within the team. Our recent employee opinion survey shows strong positive momentum in people's experience working at Elsevier, but that hasn’t been the case here. We want to ensure that Elsevier is where all employees trust leaders and feel supported by our HR team. We want our organization to continue to be an excellent place for all our people to work, where our employees feel valued and have equal opportunities. If you prefer, feel free to contact us at elseviergdrev@elsevier.com to provide more information. Again, thanks for your review.

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