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?

78% 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 291 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 142 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 89 reviews)); "The pay is low and does not increase by much each year" ((in 85 reviews)); "Management on the corporate side is poor with very little business development experience." ((in 82 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 53 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

78% would recommend to a friend

(2,190 total reviews)

Kumsal Bayazit

91% 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 2,190 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

4.0

Aug 26, 2023

Salary too low

Account support coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High flexibility in working hours

Cons

Pay is not reasonable compared to the workload

2.0

Aug 25, 2023

Great if you are retiring. Look elsewhere if you are building a career.

Marketing ma

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Expectations of work quality are so low - Work-life balance

Cons

- Management on the Corporate Markets side still base their decision-making on sales and marketing models from the 90s - No strategy nor system in place for how to manage the business - Utter lack of professionalism is the norm. - No talent management at all levels - Silo mentality is not only rife, but actively advertised with little regard for the business - Low pay (commensurate with ability of most employees)

4.0

Aug 24, 2023

Good

Data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible, international teams and research oriented

Cons

Big company, research oriented and now hiring too much in low-income countries

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