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 (19) , 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 284 reviews)); "You get the chance to work with great people that are very driven and know their subject area very well." ((in 161 reviews)); "Great employees and colleagues" ((in 134 reviews)); "Great company and team to work for." ((in 50 reviews)); "Customers shows lot of respect to the company good work culture" ((in 38 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 100 reviews)); "The pay is low and does not increase by much each year" ((in 93 reviews)); "Management on the corporate side is poor with very little business development experience." ((in 84 reviews)); "level and higher managers result in poor leadership and decision" ((in 55 reviews)); "Bad managers aren't re" ((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

(2,190 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 2,190 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

1.0

Jul 26, 2017

Great company, poor management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company benefit schemes Good location for both driving and catching public transport Always parking, whatever time you get in

Cons

Poor, rude and untrustworthy managers Poorly structured internal review/feedback process

Elsevier Response

7y

Thanks for your review. It's unfortunate to know that this is how you feel about some managers. This is not the kind of working environment that we want for our employees. We are fully committed to creating a fair and equitable work environment for our people. Our workforce of over 7,600 employees globally has an average length of service of 9.2 years. We want to keep things this way because our people are our strength. We are always training our people managers and we will continue to do this. However, if you feel you can help by providing any further feedback, you can send it anonymously through elseviergdrev@elsevier.com

4.0

Jul 24, 2017

Global Project Manager

Global project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Large company, lot of opportunities, good resources.

Cons

Can be slow to adapt.

Elsevier Response

8y

Thank you for your review. At Elsevier, any adaptation is usually swift especially if it has no major consequences or doesn’t require a lot of thoughts. However, adaptations that may affect the lives of others or change the course of things are usually given careful consideration. They require decisions that are unique and important. So, conscious thinking, information gathering, and careful consideration of alternatives are considered. In some cases, we agree that this may feel like a slow process of adaptation to some of our employees. Hence, we are looking at and addressing how best to speed up the adaptation process within our organization.

2.0

Jul 21, 2017

Only for a certain type

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent salary, good health benefits

Cons

Inept management, insufferable colleagues, culture of meetings for the sake of meetings

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