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?

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

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

"Flexibility and good work/life balance" ((in 287 reviews)); "You get the chance to work with great people that are very driven and know their subject area very well." ((in 162 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 40 reviews))

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

"the pay is low but everything else was great" ((in 92 reviews)); "We're continued to be asked to develop "world class content" with third world resources and insultingly low salaries." ((in 90 reviews)); "Management on the corporate side is poor with very little business development experience." ((in 78 reviews)); "level and higher managers result in poor leadership and decision" ((in 55 reviews)); "Bad managers aren't re" ((in 51 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

79% would recommend to a friend

(2,189 total reviews)

Kumsal Bayazit

90% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Work/Life balance

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

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 2,189 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

5.0

Feb 10, 2025

Employee focused and great people

Project manager, process improvement

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible working and trust in employees to do the right thing.

Cons

Pay transparency could be better.

Elsevier Response

Thank you very much for taking the time to add your review. We appreciate your feedback.

5.0

Feb 10, 2025

Good place to be

Software engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Reviews can probably range depending on your department, but there are various interesting apps managed by ours, and we're given plenty of support and there's encouragement for AI integration. Also good work-life balance.

Cons

Salary and benefits are likely a bit below industry averages, but not by too much.

Elsevier Response

Thank you for leaving your review. Compensation is always a hot topic in any industry. We benchmark our salaries externally; we use general and technology-specific benchmarks to stay competitive. We offer competitive rates plus an array of great benefits.

5.0

Feb 10, 2025

Amazing experience

Social media community manager

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing people, very hands on approach to training and guidance. Recognition works seamlessly as it is a very flat organisation

Cons

none to mention, overall good experience

Elsevier Response

Thanks for taking the time to leave us your review and for all you are contributing to Elsevier.

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