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

Jan 12, 2021

It was a great experience

Senior software engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Challenging work, great team chemistry

Cons

Work moved out of Dayton to Europe.

Elsevier Response

5y

Thank you for your review and your contributions.

4.0

Jan 11, 2021

great place to work

Publisher

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

- international and cosy environment - career opportunities in different business lines - well respected work-life balance - decent salary and benefits

Cons

- at times company strategy might be unclear, due to the many levels of hierarchy - advancing your career is in your hands and requires a lot of personal effort

Elsevier Response

5y

Thanks very much for your review. Through organizational commitment, we take a combined approach to our people's growth and professional development strategies.

2.0

Jan 11, 2021

Global company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Great opportunities to work globally

Cons

Matrixed structure makes it difficult to work collaboratively

Elsevier Response

5y

Thank you for your review. Most of our people work collaboratively across verticals on most key projects.

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