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

4.0

Sep 2, 2014

Innovative Spirit

Acquisitions editor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits and opportunities to get involved in various volunteer activities that benefit the community. A spirit of innovation throughout the company that encourages employees to put their best ideas forward. Depending on your department and your motivation, you can climb the ranks and really make a career here.

Cons

Yearly wage increases are not ideal and salaries often fall short of competitors. Difficult to get new ideas off the ground and made into tangible new products Reorgs happen often, making it hard to get solid footing when your work/responsibilities change as well. Workloads/expectations increase regardless of being short staffed

2.0

Aug 31, 2014

Weak PSE Management that is still stuck in old Publishing print days, High turn-over, No Work/Life Balance

Pse sector

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Rewarding to be a part of the educational transformation that is taking place in the PSE market with technology and digital learning aids that improve student outcomes. Clients are really great. Marketing product managers are a good team and willing to jump in as needed. Good brand recognition

Cons

if at this site, you are doing your due diligence in wanting to make the best employ decision for you. Be careful on this one. Management layer contributes little, shows little respect for the sales group and key account managers. Very MICRO managed focus ( no autonomy) . HIGH turn-over mostly because Managers show no trust or value your contribution. Only 35% of sales group hits bonus numbers so if you want to make $$ , evaluate carefully since its an annual bonus which they pay in MAR. Unattainable goals and sales data very unreliable.

5.0

Aug 21, 2014

Good Company. Stable. Great Benefits

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

All the benefits of working for a large multinational. Great health benefits Nice professional environment Nice people to work with Great place to learn project management Good work-life balance

Cons

Company can move slowly and is struggling to move to digital publishing from print. Company is silo-ed and often if seems as if there are groups working separately toward common goals with no knowledge of what the other groups are doing.

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