Does Penguin Random House pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Penguin Random House employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Penguin Random House . This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Penguin Random House ?

72% of Penguin Random House employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Penguin Random House 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Penguin Random House ?

Editorial Assistant (50) , Editor (33) , Intern (29) , Editorial Intern (25) , Designer (21) , Publicity Assistant (21) , Marketing Assistant (20) , Publicity Intern (15) , Assistant Editor (13) , Director (13) , Senior Designer (13) , Manager (12) , Graphic Designer (11) , Marketing Coordinator (11) , Author (10)

What are the pros of working at Penguin Random House according to real employee reviews?

"Great benefit as well as perks" ((in 197 reviews)); "The people were great and everyone wants to help you succeed." ((in 135 reviews)); "Very colourful and vibrant office; has a pulp shelf offering free books" ((in 85 reviews)); "Great team and colleagues" ((in 64 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 46 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Penguin Random House according to real employee reviews?

"The pay is low and raises are below the inflation rate regardless of company performance." ((in 137 reviews)); "Poor management and can be improved" ((in 28 reviews)); "Lack of diversity and inclusivity." ((in 26 reviews)); "long hours which lead to no life" ((in 14 reviews)); "Little to no upward mobility; toxic and ineffective upper management; unlivable wages; sexism and racism throughout even if they cosplay as a progressive and fair company" ((in 13 reviews))

What are employees saying about Penguin Random House layoffs in 2026?

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

Skip to content Skip to footer

Notifications

Penguin Random House

Penguin Random House reviews

Compare reviews

3.9

72% would recommend to a friend

(1,188 total reviews)

Nihar Malaviya

81% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Culture & values

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.4

Senior management

3.4

Career opportunities

3.3

Compensation and benefits

Penguin Random House has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,188 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Penguin Random House 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).

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

4.0

Feb 11, 2015

Great spirit, wonderful products, influential publisher

Sales assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Team collaborative aspect, good communication between departments and within departments, strong "promote from within" culture, great time off and sick day policies.

Cons

Salaries start low, but this is the norm in publishing.

4.0

Jan 14, 2015

I worked a part-time internship at Random House.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- My supervisors and the people with whom I worked regularly were incredible. They reached out and definitely wanted to expose me to different aspects of the publishing industry. - I got to regularly sit in meetings with the editors of the imprint. I gathered so many insights about how a book is published from its conception to its publication. - I worked with great, friendly people in general. - Some fun perks were all the free books! I regularly went home with books that my supervisor recommended or didn't have room for anymore.

Cons

- Some busy work, like photocopying and running errands, but I had anticipated that. - Sometimes the work could get repetitive. - No pay made it hard to motivate myself on the busy work tasks.

4.0

Jan 9, 2015

Business Analyst

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome Benefits, great atmosphere, creative environment, enjoyable work, decent hours

Cons

salary, rate of promotions in finance, high turnover, limited bonus structure, industry changing

Viewing 1141 - 1143 of 1,188 Reviews

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

John Wick Presents

3.8★Compensation & Benefits

Jobs at Penguin Random House

Developer, Full Stack (Open to Remote)

Junior AI Engineer (Open to remote)

SAP ABAP Developer (Open to Remote)

Staff/Senior Machine Learning Scientist - Pricing/Forecasting (Open to Remote)

Publicist, BOOM! & Inklore - (Open to remote)

Penguin Random House reviews FAQs

Reviews Penguin Random House reviews

Penguin Random House

Penguin Random House reviews

Ratings by category

Ratings by demographic groups

Reviews by job title

Great spirit, wonderful products, influential publisher

I worked a part-time internship at Random House.

Business Analyst

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

Jobs at Penguin Random House

Penguin Random House reviews FAQs

Want the inside scoop on your own company?

Bowls

Followed companies

Job searches

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

Penguin Random House reviews FAQs

Jobs at Penguin Random House