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 277 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 143 reviews)); "Great company and team to work for." ((in 51 reviews)); "Customers shows lot of respect to the company good work culture" ((in 37 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 91 reviews)); "Management on the corporate side is poor with very little business development experience." ((in 80 reviews)); "level and higher managers result in poor leadership and decision" ((in 56 reviews)); "Bad managers aren't re" ((in 48 reviews)); "Senior Management has completely lost touch with reality." ((in 31 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.

Elsevier reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(2,189 total reviews)

Kumsal Bayazit

90% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

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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).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

2.0

Nov 29, 2012

Generally good employer in terms of diversity and environment, but poor senior management and decision making, low pay.

Business development executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great diversity in employees and people working there, good opportunities as many office locations, creative and innovative people, high quality brands.

Cons

Poor salary, hard work was rarely rewarded, talented staff often left and less talented staff promoted, poor decision making at senior management level (e.g. rushed office moves, risky acquisitions). A lot of bureaucracy in the shared services and their inability to take responsibility for business decisions.

2.0

May 9, 2012

Senior management revolving door stunts growth and opportunities for corporate organic growth

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Very talented people who truly work hard to succeed - Growth niche industry - Reasonable office space - reasonable benefits

Cons

- Little to no consistency in direction. Whatever way the wind blows is today's direction - No appreciation for the Herculean effort put in by rank and file staff. Work excessive overtime and don't receive more than a "what are you going to do next?" - Management is underqaulified and overpaid

2.0

Aug 15, 2011

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Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

decent benefits but those keep changing.

Cons

Always look behind your back. Your job is never safe.

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Generally good employer in terms of diversity and environment, but poor senior management and decision making, low pay.

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