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?

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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

Jun 23, 2015

Potential for greatness but lacking competent upper level management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

The vacation/benefits package is typically good Recent move to Agile work environment for product teams

Cons

Upper level management makes incompetent decisions in regards to resourcing and alignment Little to no career development Too strong of a focus on tools instead of communication (ever changing tools)

2.0

Jun 6, 2015

Shady practices

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Very relaxed work environment., no fixed work times as long as work is getting delivered on time. keeps you busy almost year-round. Decent location

Cons

Company has a record of hiring felons and continue to do so which makes me feel unsafe. Decisions about projects are often taken without the technical feedback from the base level employees.

3.0

May 31, 2015

Fair and Balenced Review

Senior editor

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

This is the largest STM publisher and as such the overall organization is superior. Some opportunities for career development and training. Benefits are overall satisfactory and a better than average 401k plan.

Cons

There seems to be at least one significant restructuring on an annual basis with little thought on how it will impact employees. Turnover is constant especially at the mid manager level and at the lower level. In my four year tenure, I had four different bosses each with a slightly different agenda and plan. Most folks are out for themselves and there are many cliques and favoritism is rampant. Promotion is not based on merit and many times those elevated into roles are not qualified.

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