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

(2,184 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 2,184 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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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

2.0

Feb 9, 2018

A series of poor decisions.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Passionate Co-workers. Whether you're in sales, support, or customer service you'll be surrounded by people who care about what they do.

Cons

Multiple failed product launches in recent months. No lessons seemed to be learned so repetitive errors continue to go out to customers.

1.0

Oct 20, 2017

Inside view of Elsevier

Senior content development specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility, autonomy, recognition, benefits, location

Cons

voluminous workload, lack of direction

2.0

Sep 5, 2017

Growing Pains

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Even though they have worsened over the years, the benefits are still fairly good.

Cons

Not only does divisional strategy not align with what's happening in the respective markets, but senior management also continuously glosses over and cuts corners on implementation. This mentality has negatively impacted the implementation of key strategies and product/platform launches. The culture has evolved into that of a finger-pointing environment. Instead of colleagues supporting one another, the culture encourages employees to throw each other under the bus. So many changes are implemented just for the sake of change. There is a widespread mentality that things were done wrong in the past and need to be changed. While bringing in fresh thinking from other industries can be powerful, legacy employees can also have valuable input. There is an epidemic within the organization that the only good ideas come from new employees who came from other industries.

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