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 277 reviews)); "You get the chance to work with great people that are very driven and know their subject area very well." ((in 167 reviews)); "Great employees and colleagues" ((in 137 reviews)); "Great company and team to work for." ((in 54 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 98 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 80 reviews)); "level and higher managers result in poor leadership and decision" ((in 54 reviews)); "Bad managers aren't re" ((in 48 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

90% approve of CEO

75% 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

3.0

Mar 13, 2020

Meh

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Benefits, and pays well.

Cons

You are a number and you are disposable.

Elsevier Response

Thanks for leaving your review. We have 8,000 employees worldwide and all of them contribute daily to the success of our organization. Our people are our strength and we always appreciate the purposeful work that they do to support our customers and partners in healthcare, research, science and technology.

2.0

Mar 10, 2020

You're a number to the CIO

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Employees on the ground are friendly, kind, engaging Well located US offices Work life balance is very good CEO is a breath of fresh air Fruit in the offices

Cons

401k!!! See the other reviews Too many egos in senior management. Almost no collaboration between product and tech executives Tech senior leadership treated people like numbers in Dayton

1.0

Oct 26, 2018

Fear driven culture, hugely negative and trending employee engagement and satisfaction store.

Vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice offices, important sectors, leading industry position

Cons

Limited financial upside. Weak senior leadership team. Very political. Old school management style. Bad back end systems and no investment in talent so most effort is in measuring and reporting upwards. Strategically at a dead end.

Elsevier Response

Thanks for your review. At Elsevier, we are committed to building a better working environment with increased trust and confidence in business, sustainable growth, development of talent in all its forms, and greater collaboration. Sorry to hear about this experience. We can confirm that our employees, as well as the leadership team globally, are unified in their efforts to continue to build an environment that is supportive, nurturing and inclusive.

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