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?

Rio de Janeiro , São Paulo , São Lourenço

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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

Ratings by category

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Work/Life balance

4.2

Culture & values

3.6

Senior management

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

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).

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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

4.0

Jan 3, 2021

Good culture, OK pay

Data scientist

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company culture and values.

Cons

Company hit hard from COVID and bad reputation among Universities. Reorganizations. Unclear future.

Elsevier Response

Thank you for leaving your review. Elsevier has handled the Covid pandemic exceedingly well. To support the extraordinary efforts of the health and research communities combatting coronavirus, we created a range of free resources, including evidence-based clinical guidance and more than 41,000 research articles to read, download and data mine. This directory provides a complete overview of those resources. Millions of people all over the world utilise the hub daily. The future of what we do, the service we provide to our customers and the value we add to science, healthcare and research remains purposeful.

3.0

Dec 29, 2020

Plenty need for improvement

Principal designer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary rates. Good perks with lots of employee wellbeing

Cons

Not a great place for designers to try and do their best work. Elsevier is a political, tribal, hierarchical and siloed set up of an org. They ship sub-par products and treat the scientific community as one gargantuan captive cash-cow that doesn't have much choice other than to pay for information packaged in very limited digital experiences.

Elsevier Response

Thank you for leaving your review. We are disappointed to hear that you are not happy with the work you are doing. We want all our people to thrive and feel fulfilled in their roles. We also encourage them to feel empowered to raise any ongoing issues or concerns with their managers. Our main focus is on the products that are helping us to solve and address our customers’ needs. We champion customers' requirements and the solutions we provide so that that we can stay agile and responsive. Thanks for leaving your review and you can reach us at elseviergdrev@elsevier.com if you need more information.

5.0

Dec 25, 2020

Elsevier

Content project manager

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Good and best work place

Cons

I am not yet sure of any cons

Elsevier Response

Thank you for your review.

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