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 4.4 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) , Software Engineer III (19) , Marketing (18) , Data Scientist (16)

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

"Flexibility and good work/life balance" ((in 287 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 140 reviews)); "Great company and team to work for." ((in 51 reviews)); "Customers shows lot of respect to the company good work culture" ((in 42 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 99 reviews)); "Management on the corporate side is poor with very little business development experience." ((in 85 reviews)); "level and higher managers result in poor leadership and decision" ((in 57 reviews)); "There are also bad managers and seemingly no easy way to reduce their impact on the staff for whom they are responsible." ((in 52 reviews)); "Senior Management has completely lost touch with reality." ((in 32 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.

What are the top reviewed Elsevier locations?

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Elsevier reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(2,190 total reviews)

Kumsal Bayazit

91% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Work/Life balance

4.2

Culture & values

3.6

Senior management

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

Elsevier has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,190 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 Mídia e comunicação industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

3.0

Oct 11, 2021

A byzantine, inefficient bureaucracy that barely functions

Assistant editor

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

- The mid-level Elsevier employees are phenomenal. Every single one I've interacted with has been extremely competent and sharp. - Some funds are available to help journal editors travel for annual meetings.

Cons

- The primary system used by journal editors—Editorial Manager—is a hot flaming sack of excrement. It has the worst UX I've ever seen in my life, never using three clicks for a basic function when it can work in an extra ten or twenty and failing to follow basic principles of good design. Bizarre, complicated, many-step workarounds are required for even the most straightforward functions. - I can't comment on pay for actual employees, but those of receiving stipends to work as journal editors don't make very much—at least not at my small journal in the social sciences.

Elsevier Response

4y

Thank you for your review. We are disappointed to hear that you are not happy with one of the systems you use at work. We want all our people to thrive and feel fulfilled in their roles. We also encourage them to feel empowered to raise any ongoing issues or concerns with their managers. Our people are our strength, so we appreciate and rely on their feedback.

1.0

Jul 23, 2021

medical company run by nonmedical people

Editor

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

nice coworkers and flexible schedule

Cons

I was an editor for several years on clinical content unfortunately the senior leadership was not from a medical background and it was frustrating when trying to create quality medical information

Elsevier Response

4y

Thank you for your review. Elsevier is not a medical company. However, we help healthcare professionals stay up to date with current and credible information, helping them deliver consistent levels of care and improve patient outcomes. All our content are peer-reviewed by subject matter experts. The peer review system exists to validate academic work, helps to improve the quality of published research.

3.0

Mar 25, 2021

Great place to work if you can handle the politics

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work life balance Interesting products Great colleagues

Cons

Internal politics are high in this company. Senior management acting like children and not willing to listen or take into account feedback. Upper senior management feels like its easy to wash their hands off issues and handball it to other people to deal with.

Elsevier Response

5y

Thank you for your review. After working with us for close to seven years, truthfully, your list of cons does not reflect our culture or who we are as an organisation. This is is not the experience that we want our employee to have. If you don't mind, we would love the opportunity investigate this further but we need to hear more from you. It's important that we continuously learn and improve. Feel free to send us an email - elseviergdrev@elsevier.com

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