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 (20) , 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 279 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 138 reviews)); "Great company and team to work for." ((in 54 reviews)); "Customers shows lot of respect to the company good work culture" ((in 39 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 95 reviews)); "The pay is low and does not increase by much each year" ((in 94 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 53 reviews)); "There are also bad managers and seemingly no easy way to reduce their impact on the staff for whom they are responsible." ((in 52 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

(2,192 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 2,192 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

May 25, 2023

Great company to work for

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- wellness programs - on site gym - hybrid work - flexibility

Cons

- workload - small salary increase

5.0

May 24, 2023

Awesome workplace

Journal manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Culture. Psychological Safety is taken seriously and enforced. Hybrid Working. Colleagues who care. Lots of opportunity for lateral movement. Various operations initiative of which you can be part of and grow. Multiple gifts during the course of an year. Insurance benefit with top-up option. World class office space. Three levels of employee surveys are conducted. Major global survey once in 3 years . Annual global survey and bi-weekly team level survey.

Cons

Nothing that I can think of

4.0

May 18, 2023

Great place to work

Sales manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work options and great brand value

Cons

Career growth opportunities are very limited

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