Does Frontiers pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Frontiers employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Frontiers. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Frontiers?

33% of Frontiers employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Frontiers 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 2.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Frontiers?

Journal Specialist (87) , Content Specialist (29) , Publishing Specialist (28) , Specialist (22) , Journal Manager (21) , Commissioning Specialist (11) , Research Integrity Specialist (11) , Journal Development Specialist (10) , Production Specialist (10) , Senior Software Engineer (10) , Editor Outreach Specialist (9) , Journal Launch specialist (9) , Review Operations Specialist (9) , Software Engineer (9) , Production Assistant (8)

What are the pros of working at Frontiers according to real employee reviews?

"Some great people and colleagues" ((in 71 reviews)); "Great people, 100% remote work, enjoyed meeting scientists from around the world" ((in 60 reviews)); "The small teams you work in are really great and super supportive." ((in 33 reviews)); "Decent salary and fully remote." ((in 29 reviews)); "Good benefits (not including pay)" ((in 25 reviews))

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

"... are completely ignored by upper management." ((in 63 reviews)); "Many very young and inexperienced managers." ((in 24 reviews)); "Extremely poor senior leadership" ((in 17 reviews)); "Oh, and by the way, none of the two ideas will be implemented, since the senior management will probably change their mind and go for plan c" ((in 16 reviews)); "There is constant change and the culture has become more toxic as a result." ((in 14 reviews))

What are employees saying about Frontiers layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Frontiers layoffs and their outlook for job security at Frontiers in 2026.

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Frontiers reviews

2.7

33% would recommend to a friend

(564 total reviews)

Kamila Markram

29% approve of CEO

30% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Compensation and benefits

2.7

Culture & values

2.5

Career opportunities

2.0

Senior management

Frontiers has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 564 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Frontiers employee rating is 27% below average for employers within the Audiovisual y medios de comunicación industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

564 reviews

3.0

Jul 5, 2025

nice

Logistics specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

company cluture are kind of good

Cons

no promotion, no incentives are there

Frontiers Response

11mo

Thank you for your thoughts - we're glad you agree that we have a great culture in the company. Employees' growth is important to us and we do offer meaningful opportunities for both promotion and development. In fact, we've recently enhanced our progression pathways to provide every employee with an even clearer and more accessible path for career advancement.

4.0

Mar 24, 2025

Difficult period and rebuilding

Senior journal specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Colleagues, remote/hybrid. After a difficult couple of years, there seems to be effort to rebuild culture.

Cons

Instability over the last couple of years.

Frontiers Response

Thanks for your feedback. We understand your concerns about instability, after a difficult period of restructuring last year. But you're right, we have stabilized and are re-building. Our people are our culture, so please get involved and let us know what more we could be doing.

2.0

Feb 18, 2025

Decent

Journal specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great manager, great colleagues, advanced tech/ AI tools

Cons

Disorganised upper management, lots of changes and instability due to restructuring

Frontiers Response

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. We’re glad to hear you valued working with our advanced tech and AI. We do understand your concerns about instability as we went through a difficult period of restructuring last year, but we stabilized, and this year we will be growing again.

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