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 272 reviews)); "You get the chance to work with great people that are very driven and know their subject area very well." ((in 165 reviews)); "Great employees and colleagues" ((in 141 reviews)); "Great company and team to work for." ((in 55 reviews)); "Customers shows lot of respect to the company good work culture" ((in 41 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 94 reviews)); "The pay is low and does not increase by much each year" ((in 90 reviews)); "Management on the corporate side is poor with very little business development experience." ((in 79 reviews)); "level and higher managers result in poor leadership and decision" ((in 53 reviews)); "Bad managers aren't re" ((in 47 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

(2,183 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 2,183 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

1.0

Nov 30, 2019

Actively managing out employees by creating a toxic culture and behaving unethically

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Offices in multiple places and decent match on 401K

Cons

Some members of senior leadership bully and force others to bully and to engage in unethical behavior. Even when denounced, this behavior goes unpunished.

Elsevier Response

Thank you for taking the time to write this review. Sorry if your experience with us did not measure up to the high standards we always strive for. We want to be clear that the issues raised here under cons do not show the culture or the organization we continue to build as we grow our brand and people. We take pride in supporting and nurturing our staff and we work hard to make Elsevier a great place to work, a place where people feel empowered to speak up so that together we can solve real problems in a great working environment. We’d be interested to discuss your experience some more if you are willing. If you are interested, you are encouraged to contact us at elseviergdrev@elsevier.com

2.0

Nov 6, 2019

Good place to retire from

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Work Life balance. Excellent 401K and benefits (especially if you are vested in for more than 7 yrs). So so health benefits.

Cons

Unable to innovate. Trying to do the same thing again and again like selling old wine in new bottle. Career progression is all luck and dependent on how good of a network you have. Merit is hardly ever a consideration. Constant churn in management causing all sorts of churn. Mediocre Sr. leadership.

2.0

Dec 18, 2018

Operational Mess

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stable company but risk of decline

Cons

But only stable because every year they cut costs to maintain profit margin. No true plan to drive incremental revenue growth. Senior leadership is weak and highly political. No interest in addressing operational issues and legacy technology Chaos with weak leadership and power struggles between functional areas.

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