Does Springer Nature pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Springer Nature employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Springer Nature. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Springer Nature?

85% of Springer Nature employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Springer Nature 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Springer Nature?

Editor (63) , Associate Editor (51) , Editorial Assistant (48) , Software Developer (44) , Editorial Advisor (43) , Senior Editor (41) , Assistant Editor (24) , Senior Software Developer (24) , Medical Writer (18) , Managing Editor (17) , Software Engineer (17) , Editorial Associate (16) , Publisher (16) , Scientific and Medical Writer (16) , Project Manager (15)

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

"My colleagues are great and the onboarding was well organized" ((in 123 reviews)); "Great people and very diverse" ((in 88 reviews)); "Good work culture and friendly" ((in 65 reviews)); "very spolid with good benefits" ((in 53 reviews)); "The team is great and I am living for a work" ((in 35 reviews))

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

"11 percent appraisals no matter how hard you work and no matter how low your initial salary was then please join this springernature." ((in 127 reviews)); "low pay and pay reviews not transparent" ((in 67 reviews)); "The company struggles with high turnover due to unclear expectations and poor management." ((in 60 reviews)); "1. clueless managers & micromanagement" ((in 37 reviews)); "No career progression in some departments." ((in 22 reviews))

What are employees saying about Springer Nature layoffs in 2026?

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

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4.0

85% would recommend to a friend

(1,532 total reviews)

Frank Vrancken Peeters

80% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

3.4

Compensation and benefits

Springer Nature has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,532 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Springer Nature 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

2.0

Apr 4, 2022

Great colleagues, awful management

Senior publisher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

2nd largest STM publisher, great brands, excellent work-life balance, decent salary

Cons

Upper management is out of touch with the workers, Nature Editorial (especially VPs) are highly unprofessional compared to other colleagues, constantly focussed on revenue generation at all costs, lack of clear career progression

4.0

Apr 2, 2022

Great Complany

Editorial assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-great culture and a lot of things to learn -overall good mentorship provided -great pay and good job security

Cons

-slow growth, you have to be patient -training to move up in the ladder is needed

2.0

Mar 31, 2022

STEM Publishing Private Equity Struggle Bus

Systems and data manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Learn all about large-scale academic publishing Friendly & knowledgeable co-workers Work with international teams and vendors Modern offices and decent computer equipment/software

Cons

Not much training-you're on your own to figure things out much of the time Many higher up jobs were transferred from US to UK offices so US advancement opportunities limited unless you're willing to locate overseas Pay is low for this industry Working on international teams can inhibit work/life balance

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