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.

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

2.0

Jul 25, 2018

Only good if you like ticking boxes

It specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Forward thinking company, amazing scientists with lots of knowledge

Cons

HR team are competently incompetent. Managers want you to tick boxes but don't listen to or understand real problems and solutions. They lack any real empathy, don't support their staff and will turn on you in a second.

Elsevier Response

7y

Thank you for your review. Sorry to hear about your experience. Most of our employees enjoy working for us and they actively partake in initiatives that will continue to make Elsevier a great place to work. Globally, our technologists, their leadership teams supported by HR are increasingly unified in further ramping up efforts to build a working environment that is supportive, nurturing and inclusive. Your review will be shared with them.

1.0

Jun 28, 2018

Disappointing Experience

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- the package - the salary

Cons

everything else... it's really male dominated and there is a lot of passive aggressive sneaky bulling. They give promotions to whoever shouts the loudest. Although work life balance is good if people upset and offend you when you go home you are a miserable sod anyway.

Elsevier Response

7y

Thank you for this review. Sorry if you feel your experience with us was disappointing. Our tech employees, as well as the leadership team in Tech globally, are unified in their efforts to continue to build an environment that is supportive, nurturing and inclusive. We ask that you partake in this by identifying other ways to further contribute to these efforts by speaking to your manager or if you prefer, contact us at elseviergdrev@elsevier.com

2.0

Jun 15, 2018

Educational Sales Consultant

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility with schedules and they provide a company vehicle.

Cons

Not huge on promoting within. The work expectations are not realistic, especially with the problems with products and internal service issues.

Elsevier Response

7y

Thank you for your review. As an organization, we see our people as our strength. For this reason, we always strive to promote from within whenever possible. We also provide opportunities for career path discussions to take place between individuals and their managers. In addition, we made innovative learning platforms and development opportunities available to our employees. You must have noticed that we are rolling out various other initiatives to further help develop our workforce. We encourage all our employees to use the channels, tools and learning resources available to them to drive ongoing career development discussions with their managers and also upskill for future roles within the company.

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