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 293 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 140 reviews)); "Great company and team to work for." ((in 59 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 92 reviews)); "The pay is low and does not increase by much each year" ((in 82 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 55 reviews)); "There are also bad managers and seemingly no easy way to reduce their impact on the staff for whom they are responsible." ((in 54 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

(2,190 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 2,190 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

Oct 6, 2023

Good Employees and Benefits

Dotnet developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- dev days allow you to spend a day studying a tech thing that's hopefully relevant to your job. Not PTO, but similar, since no work tasks on that day - it's a corporation, so plenty of places to get help - christmas bonus - great work life balance (I know a professor who is a full time programmer here)

Cons

- pay is average. Not bad though - Tasks are unevenly distributed, so some teams work all day long and others not so much

Elsevier Response

2y

Thank you for your review. We benchmark our salaries externally using both a general benchmark and a technology-specific benchmark to ensure we stay competitive.

4.0

Oct 6, 2023

Good place to work, BUT..

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice colleagues and transparent management

Cons

Elsevier promotes "work life balance" on social media, but this is highly dependent on the team. Some teams (non-IT) are unfortunately always overworked.

Elsevier Response

2y

Thank you for your review. We are authentic with our narratives on social media and other channels. Over 90% of our people surveyed agreed unequivocally that they enjoy "work-life balance". We encourage you or anyone concerned to feel empowered to speak up to HR and managers or seek assistance from MindLife Group if they feel overworked. We are unified in our efforts to continue building an environment that fosters flexible working, wellness and wellbeing.

4.0

Oct 3, 2023

OK Company

Systems engineer iii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible, work-life balance & remote

Cons

Legacy, top-down management, not very transparent

Elsevier Response

2y

Thank you for your review.

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