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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Elsevier reviews

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

2.0

Jul 8, 2019

Needs improvement in multiple ways

Healthcare technology member

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free food. 37.5 hour work week. Lots of benefit options (but they come at a very high price). If you stick with it, the 401K match is quite good.

Cons

Open office plan is terrible. VERY gossipy environment. Too much micromanagement. Benefits are quite expensive. Rules are inconsistently applied. Newbie leaders well out of their league. The 401K plan administrator has poor options and high fees - consider switching to a real 401K plan administrator.

Elsevier Response

We appreciate receiving your review. With open-plan office, our employees have noticed increased collaborations and more relationship-building interactions. We recently conducted an employee benefits survey earlier this year and compared our overall package to what is offered by our comparators. We found that our medical plan benefits were a little below what is offered in the marketplace by our comparators, and we are making changes in 2020 to improve the RELX contribution towards our health and wellness plans. We will continue to make improvements over the next few years.

1.0

Mar 23, 2019

I can't believe Elsevier's overall rating is a 3.3, should be no higher that a 2.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people you work with and depending on location, a good office culture.

Cons

Cost cutting to fund poor Leadership strategy and vision. Being efficient and having streamlined workflow led to layoffs for the efficient groups while those who chose not to be efficient were rewarded by keeping their jobs. There was definitely a good ole' boy mentality that was fostered.

5.0

Nov 27, 2018

Great working environment and well-mannered staff

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working at this organisation made me realise how my former workplace was not conducive because of ill mannered colleagues. The benefits here too are miles better. Work is a delight more than ever for me.

Cons

Big global employer. It is going to take me sometime to know everything round here.

Elsevier Response

Thank you for a great review. It’s always nice to hear that we have great employees and benefits. We appreciate your feedback.

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