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

3.0

Dec 15, 2014

Worked there for 6 years. Survived a reorganization but should have left when the reorg happened.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Varied and interesting work. Good benefits.

Cons

Upheaval and little job security due to what seemed like constant selling off of different divisions and acquisition of smaller firms.

3.0

Dec 7, 2014

Great place to learn but ....

Customer service advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A place with rich amount of information and resources to learn and study on if you have time to understand the company itself. Besides that, the position I had, have work-life balance and a potential of exploration into several touches within departments and offices around the globe. - Work life balance - Ongoing internal and external courses - Fun environment - Lovely colleagues from all departments

Cons

The management did not fulfill their promises for keeping people and make them grow. If you are looking for a career advancement, it might not be a good place. Management prefers people who can talk their way out but does not really do their job. - Directions of the company is ever changing with uncleared movements - Low pay increments - Hardly any career advancements (although they are promoting it)

2.0

Dec 5, 2014

Constant hurdles

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Colleagues are knowledgeable, professional, hardworking and willing to help. Salary and benefits are competitive for this market space. Large organization with professional growth opportunites

Cons

Too many layers of management creates a difficult environment from and internal productivity standpoint. Multiple products overlap benefits and functionality which creates internal competition and confusion in the market. Products and content are solid but Elsevier's primary benefit remains in the Publishing sector and lacks knowledge in the technology space.

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