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?

79% 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 293 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 140 reviews)); "Great company and team to work for." ((in 59 reviews)); "Customers shows lot of respect to the company good work culture" ((in 42 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 92 reviews)); "The pay is low and does not increase by much each year" ((in 82 reviews)); "Management on the corporate side is poor with very little business development experience." ((in 78 reviews)); "level and higher managers result in poor leadership and decision" ((in 55 reviews)); "There are also bad managers and seemingly no easy way to reduce their impact on the staff for whom they are responsible." ((in 54 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

(2,190 total reviews)

Kumsal Bayazit

91% approve of CEO

76% 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

4.0

Feb 5, 2017

Steady ship in stormy waters

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Elsevier has a lot of smart people, working very hard, doing something they believe in and care about. The resources available to the company, the thought leadership, and the industry leadership are a powerful mix.The transformation to a data and analytics company, in growth markets, is well underway.

Cons

Elsevier has a very academic approach to decision-making that can drown innovation at times. Industry leadership also means the company. There are also a couple of functions that need dragging into the digital age.

Elsevier Response

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First, let us thank you for you work at Elsevier for the past 5 years. Secondly, thank you for leaving this great feedback. We are pleased to hear that we have a lot of smart people including you working at Elsevier. Knowing that you, one of our employees, acknowledged that the resources available to us, the thought leadership, and the industry leadership are a powerful mix for us is fantastic. Regarding our approach to decision making, I am sure that you appreciate the need for us to make several critical decisions in a global business environment. So, careful consideration is often required in some cases. However, we are certain that you must have noticed a change in our approach to decision making since you left this feedback. Carefully moving faster on decisions means staying competitive.

1.0

Feb 1, 2017

Worse company I have stayed

Sales support

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible working hour, could be home base office sometimes, nice coworkers

Cons

Terrible management team, no organized training, changed strategy from time to time, and put you work overtime often without payment

2.0

Jan 30, 2017

Not my cup of tea

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Allows working remotely, vacation time

Cons

Management doesn't encourage growth, No mentorship from above, No career growth. Overall not a good place to invest your time in

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