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 (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 284 reviews)); "You get the chance to work with great people that are very driven and know their subject area very well." ((in 164 reviews)); "Great employees and colleagues" ((in 142 reviews)); "Great company and team to work for." ((in 56 reviews)); "Customers shows lot of respect to the company good work culture" ((in 43 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 102 reviews)); "the pay is low but everything else was great" ((in 85 reviews)); "Management on the corporate side is poor with very little business development experience." ((in 82 reviews)); "level and higher managers result in poor leadership and decision" ((in 56 reviews)); "There are also bad managers and seemingly no easy way to reduce their impact on the staff for whom they are responsible." ((in 47 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

(2,188 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 2,188 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

Nov 29, 2018

Elsevier

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A great group of people to work with.

Cons

Almost yearly restructuring that leads to yearly layoffs.

1.0

Nov 29, 2018

Setup for management; not innovation

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not sure. I have only been here for a year. I cannot point to one thing that I think is a pro comparing to other companies where I have worked. I do like the fact that it is in center city and is accessible by public transportation

Cons

Too corporate. There is confusion about clear roles within the team. Everyone claims everyone is responsible for everything, but everyone has different titles. There is ambition for innovation, but the company is set up more to discipline people than create an environment that promotes innovation and creativity. There is a lot of physical diversity (there are people of all kinds), but I am not sure that translates to psychological diversity (the ability for everyone to feel they belong based on activities within the company; i.e. team culture)

3.0

Nov 5, 2018

Transforming from being a traditional publisher

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Doing innovative work to change the way researchers do research. Moving more and more into various medical fields, through acquisition.

Cons

Changing internally a lot as Open Access publishing continues to advance. Parts of the enterprise are very hierarchical. Employees are not empowered. Technology is consolidating outside of US. Turnover is very high.

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