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 287 reviews)); "You get the chance to work with great people that are very driven and know their subject area very well." ((in 162 reviews)); "Great employees and colleagues" ((in 138 reviews)); "Great company and team to work for." ((in 54 reviews)); "Customers shows lot of respect to the company good work culture" ((in 40 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Elsevier according to real employee reviews?

"the pay is low but everything else was great" ((in 92 reviews)); "We're continued to be asked to develop "world class content" with third world resources and insultingly low salaries." ((in 90 reviews)); "Management on the corporate side is poor with very little business development experience." ((in 78 reviews)); "level and higher managers result in poor leadership and decision" ((in 55 reviews)); "Bad managers aren't re" ((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.

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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

3.0

Sep 13, 2024

Good company, bad pay.

Senior production editor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people are nice and it feels like the work you do matter.

Cons

The pay is not acceptable for the amount of work we do and the pressure we are under. Easy to feel stagnant.

Elsevier Response

We appreciate your review. Thank you. On compensation, we recognize the importance of fair and competitive compensation. We regularly benchmark our salary offerings to align with market standards and aim to create balanced compensation packages that reward individual and team achievements. We are continuously working to find further ways to improve in this area, especially as our business grows.

3.0

Sep 12, 2024

Traditional Global Comp.

Software qa lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Company have developed more on Medical, Publishing, Professional Literature 2. Have global culture out side of China 3. Stable and WLB

Cons

1. Marketing driven, tech is in a weak position 2. Focus on cost control only

Elsevier Response

Thank you for taking the time to share your review with us. We’re committed to balancing our efforts across marketing, technology, and other business segments to support sustainable growth. While we’ve made deliberate choices to strengthen cost management, this approach aims to build a resilient foundation, particularly in today’s evolving market. Technology remains a core part of our strategy, and we’re actively working to enhance this area to align with our objectives and broader company goals. We continue refining these strategies as we strive to create an even more robust, balanced future together. Again, thanks for your review.

4.0

Sep 12, 2024

Great people and place to work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting problems to solve, flexible working, friendly, great work-life balance

Cons

Hard to progress and get salary increases

Elsevier Response

Thank you for your feedback. We benchmark our salaries externally and use a general benchmark to ensure we stay competitive. We offer competitive rates and an array of great benefits.

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