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 4.5 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) , 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 280 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 140 reviews)); "Great company and team to work for." ((in 56 reviews)); "Customers shows lot of respect to the company good work culture" ((in 39 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 92 reviews)); "Management on the corporate side is poor with very little business development experience." ((in 86 reviews)); "level and higher managers result in poor leadership and decision" ((in 57 reviews)); "There are also bad managers and seemingly no easy way to reduce their impact on the staff for whom they are responsible." ((in 51 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

(2,189 total reviews)

Kumsal Bayazit

90% 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 2,189 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

3.0

Aug 28, 2015

Overall good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work life balance. Excellent offices, technology, resources. Management is pretty approachable and the top execs don't like to hire jerks, from what I've seen.

Cons

The industry is shrinking so compensation is conservative and top-heavy. There is no entry-level program so when a senior position opens up, it is usually filled by a new employee. Basically, there are few opportunities to advance within the company and there is a corresponding high turnover for talented young employees.

3.0

Aug 27, 2015

Strategy Manager

Strategy manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good career growth opportunities, work life balance

Cons

slow paced environment, no appetite for risk and growth

3.0

Aug 25, 2015

freelance

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

friendly staff, easy to work with

Cons

not a lot of opportunity for rate increase as a freelancer

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