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?

78% 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 296 reviews)); "You get the chance to work with great people that are very driven and know their subject area very well." ((in 154 reviews)); "Great employees and colleagues" ((in 143 reviews)); "Great company and team to work for." ((in 53 reviews)); "Good work/life balance and good opportunities for career progression." ((in 40 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 98 reviews)); "the pay is low but everything else was great" ((in 85 reviews)); "Management on the corporate side is poor with very little business development experience." ((in 80 reviews)); "level and higher managers result in poor leadership and decision" ((in 57 reviews)); "Bad managers aren't re" ((in 51 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?

Rio de Janeiro , São Paulo , São Lourenço

Elsevier reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(2,190 total reviews)

Kumsal Bayazit

91% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

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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).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

2.0

Dec 18, 2015

Poor Leadership

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible schedules and smart people

Cons

Ever-changing management, poor leadership, total lack of continuity for hard-working middle management employees

3.0

Sep 25, 2015

A big name under a weak management

Director

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

All kinds of products and services

Cons

Politics, micromanagement, data-driven (they don't really understand the customer, only play the models). Top management esp. C-levels are not capable at all. Situation became significantly worse since 2012.

3.0

Aug 28, 2015

Overall good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work life balance. Excellent offices, technology, resources. Management is pretty approachable and the top execs don't like to hire jerks, from what I've seen.

Cons

The industry is shrinking so compensation is conservative and top-heavy. There is no entry-level program so when a senior position opens up, it is usually filled by a new employee. Basically, there are few opportunities to advance within the company and there is a corresponding high turnover for talented young employees.

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