Question 1

Does Elsevier pay their employees well?

Accepted Answer

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 2% over the last 12 months.

Question 2

How satisfied are employees working at Elsevier?

Accepted Answer

79% of Elsevier employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Elsevier 4.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.3 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

Question 3

What are the top reviewed jobs at Elsevier?

Accepted Answer

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 (20), Marketing (18), Software Engineer III (18), Data Scientist (16)

Question 4

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

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"Flexibility and good work/life balance" ((in 275 reviews)); "You get the chance to work with great people that are very driven and know their subject area very well." ((in 159 reviews)); "Great employees and colleagues" ((in 136 reviews)); "Great company and team to work for." ((in 57 reviews)); "Customers shows lot of respect to the company good work culture" ((in 40 reviews))

Question 5

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

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"We're continued to be asked to develop "world class content" with third world resources and insultingly low salaries." ((in 95 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 52 reviews)); "Bad managers aren't re" ((in 48 reviews)); "Senior Management has completely lost touch with reality." ((in 31 reviews))

Question 6

What are employees saying about Elsevier layoffs in 2026?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

What Elsevier locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Accepted Answer

Rio de Janeiro

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