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 improved by 2% over the last 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 69 reviews)); "Great people, 100% remote work, enjoyed meeting scientists from around the world" ((in 60 reviews)); "Great teams to work with and fully remote" ((in 34 reviews)); "Starting salary was good for a uni graduate" ((in 32 reviews)); "Good benefits (not including pay)" ((in 24 reviews))

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

"... are completely ignored by upper management." ((in 59 reviews)); "Many very young and inexperienced managers." ((in 26 reviews)); "Extremely poor senior leadership" ((in 19 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 15 reviews)); "There is constant change and the culture has become more toxic as a result." ((in 15 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.

Frontiers reviews

2.7

33% would recommend to a friend

(566 total reviews)

Kamila Markram

29% approve of CEO

30% positive business outlook

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Frontiers has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 566 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).

Reviews by job title

566 reviews

1.0

Feb 23, 2024

Massive redundancy in 2024

Journal specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Can't think of anything any more

Cons

Almost got fired due to bad decisions made by high level managers, no bonus, endless changing, do not really commend

3.0

Feb 23, 2024

A lot can be done better

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Friendly team members - good work-life balance

Cons

- too many teams; all working in silos, creating a lot of blocking dependencies at times - Teams (mindset) are not agile - too many legacy stuff (including processes)

Frontiers Response

2y

Thank you for your thoughts about work-life balance at Frontiers. Creating a supportive and balanced environment for our employees is very important to us. We understand your concerns about silos and work proactively to break these down, for example with our OKR reporting framework. We would really like to discuss any ideas you have to improve, so if you'd like to give more feedback, please contact your People Business Partner.

4.0

Feb 22, 2024

Good

Data engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people working in the company

Cons

A bit of a chaotic environment

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