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 (20) , 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 284 reviews)); "You get the chance to work with great people that are very driven and know their subject area very well." ((in 161 reviews)); "Great employees and colleagues" ((in 134 reviews)); "Great company and team to work for." ((in 50 reviews)); "Customers shows lot of respect to the company good work culture" ((in 38 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 100 reviews)); "The pay is low and does not increase by much each year" ((in 93 reviews)); "Management on the corporate side is poor with very little business development experience." ((in 84 reviews)); "level and higher managers result in poor leadership and decision" ((in 55 reviews)); "Bad managers aren't re" ((in 52 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

(2,191 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 2,191 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

3.0

Apr 27, 2011

Good products although not always ready for market, and decisions made too quickly and not always well thought through.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Editorial and marketing colleagues very responsive in supporting field staff. A wealth of new products continually being released mean there is always something new to present.

Cons

Management decisions made too quickly surrounding business strategy and human capital which creates a lack of trust, and frustration among loyal staff.

3.0

Oct 22, 2010

IT in Transition; Outsourcing, Consolidation, Churn

Manager

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Publishing business is going through some dynamic changes,so there are interesting challenges as part of the transformation. Good benefits and work environment.

Cons

Fits and Starts on technology investment and direction. Multiple initiatives that never made it through to final implementation. New features and enhancements for business lines, but under investment in technology upgrades, infrastructure. Inability to sunset marginal applications in the technology portfolio. IT development time-lines are unrealistic, but achieved through extraordinary efforts of a few.

3.0

Sep 10, 2010

Management is the worst!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

The flex time in summer was great.

Cons

Just because someone is good at sales does NOT make them a good manager. My manager was horrible.

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Good products although not always ready for market, and decisions made too quickly and not always well thought through.

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