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 288 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 143 reviews)); "Great company and team to work for." ((in 55 reviews)); "Customers shows lot of respect to the company good work culture" ((in 33 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 93 reviews)); "The pay is low and does not increase by much each year" ((in 90 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 53 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

(2,189 total reviews)

Kumsal Bayazit

90% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Work/Life balance

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

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 2,189 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).

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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

4.0

Mar 4, 2020

Review

Advertising sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life flexibility is great

Cons

internal promotions are not common

Elsevier Response

Thank you for your review.

3.0

Feb 14, 2020

Constant change makes it difficult to feel secure

Journal manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance, decent benefits

Cons

Constant changes, completely open floor plan with no assigned seating

Elsevier Response

Thank you for your review. Change is inevitable in organizations, but at Elsevier, we place great importance on supporting all our employees through change. We also create cultural experiences that support the vision of any change. We have some open-plan offices. The feedback we have received is that it facilitates a productive workplace where collaboration comes more naturally.

2.0

Feb 6, 2020

Management by talking (a lot) & Incompetence

Marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* In general, highly educated people work here (many with a PhD) * Environment is respectful * Salary is fair

Cons

* Lots of people manage by talking rather than by doing * There are more generals than soldiers (and most generals suffer from the point above) * Technology landscape scattered and to a great extent obsolete * The company spends a lot of money purchasing expensive technology, but systems don't talk to each other for lack of authority and competence * Data-driven immaturity * If you are an ambitious person, your ambitions will be killed by politics here * Those that make connections, talk, and talk, and talk; and micromanage, will make a career here

Elsevier Response

Thank you for this review. Sorry to know that this is how you feel. Our employees, as well as the leadership team globally, are unified in their efforts to continue to build an environment that is open, collaborative, supportive and nurturing. We ask that you partake in this by identifying ways to further contribute to these efforts especially in the areas of concern to you. We encourage you to speak to your manager about the issues you raised or if you prefer, contact us directly at elseviergdrev@elsevier.com

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