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 289 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 145 reviews)); "Great company and team to work for." ((in 57 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 93 reviews)); "the pay is low but everything else was great" ((in 89 reviews)); "Management on the corporate side is poor with very little business development experience." ((in 81 reviews)); "level and higher managers result in poor leadership and decision" ((in 53 reviews)); "Bad managers aren't re" ((in 50 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

(2,185 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 2,185 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

Jun 15, 2016

Was good for many years, but now I've gotta get out of here

Senior database administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Easy working environment Many long-term employees, 10+, 20+ even up to 40+ years at the company great work life balance in IT, no problems getting out at 3:30-4 to get to after school sports for my kids

Cons

no challenges no opportunities in IT in STL the dump next door in riverport stinks the rock quarry in riverport turns your car limedust grey the dump in earth city just to the north has radioactive waste

2.0

Dec 7, 2015

Great start... poor finish

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Elsevier provides you with a pretty solid opportunity in the beginning. They provide you with plenty of training and ability to grow.

Cons

They decide to outsource you and 60+ other people to Asia, AFTER you go across seas and help train their new people. Even with proven metrics that their plan is failing, they keep following along because the bosses somewhere 3,000 miles away decided it was the right thing to do.

2.0

Oct 15, 2015

Lack of innovation/technoloy and executives who know what to do about it.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Service Anniversary Rewards, flexible hours, overall medical benefits are good. A global corporation and overseas opportunities for employees willing to relocate.

Cons

Innovation and technology is lacking, especially as the world is changing on how to view/use content. Elsevier is so behind in this area. Very slow to respond to any negative press. Executive level does not deal with ineffective Senior Managers and their old school management style. They should fire them, but due to length of service, the SM's are to expensive to get rid of. In turn they lose great people. Outsourcing is used to reduce cost, especially in Operations. However there are practices in house that could also be targeted for cost of effectiveness and it is never dealt with. Out of touch at Senior and Executive levels. There are corporate values but other than reducing cost, they are not part of the Elsevier culture.

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