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 279 reviews)); "You get the chance to work with great people that are very driven and know their subject area very well." ((in 163 reviews)); "Great employees and colleagues" ((in 138 reviews)); "Great company and team to work for." ((in 54 reviews)); "Customers shows lot of respect to the company good work culture" ((in 39 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 95 reviews)); "The pay is low and does not increase by much each year" ((in 94 reviews)); "Management on the corporate side is poor with very little business development experience." ((in 82 reviews)); "level and higher managers result in poor leadership and decision" ((in 53 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))

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

(2,192 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 2,192 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

Sep 23, 2021

Superficial benefits instead of fair pay

Production associate

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Respectful environment between colleagues, flexible working hours, lots of company-sponsored social events, lots of upward mobility

Cons

Low pay, minimal assistance offered for employees with invisible disabilities

Elsevier Response

4y

Thank you for your review. We offer a competitive package and an array of benefits and we benchmark our salaries externally with competitors. We take your review about employees with invisible disabilities seriously because we remain committed to promoting and enabling equal opportunity and care, regardless of disability status, gender identity, national origin, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, age etc., at every level in our organization. We encourage you to reach out to us at elseviergdrev@elsevier.com to provide more information.

5.0

Jul 27, 2021

Good company

Journal manager

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company nice work place and no micro management

Cons

No change of roles before completing 2 years

Elsevier Response

4y

Thank you for taking the time to leave us your review.

4.0

Jun 20, 2021

Great benefits, awesome culture, low pay

Product manager

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Elsevier is a great place to work. The people are intelligent and hard working and there are a lot of great benefits like paid volunteer days, flexible work schedules, and fun company events. The work is fulfilling and the leadership is great.

Cons

Low pay (non-competitive) and frequent layoffs. Also, career growth is basically not a thing. I loved my position, but I didn't feel like I had any upward mobility.

Elsevier Response

5y

Thank you for your review. We offer a competitive reward package and a generous array of employee benefits. We regularly benchmark these against companies of the same size in various countries. Through organizational commitment, we take a combined approach to our people's growth and professional development strategies. We empower them to see RELX and our sister companies as well as Elsevier a huge job marketplace for them to explore. We also provide them with the resources and opportunities to manage their career development.

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