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 285 reviews)); "You get the chance to work with great people that are very driven and know their subject area very well." ((in 167 reviews)); "Great employees and colleagues" ((in 146 reviews)); "Great company and team to work for." ((in 55 reviews)); "Customers shows lot of respect to the company good work culture" ((in 42 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 99 reviews)); "the pay is low but everything else was great" ((in 88 reviews)); "Management on the corporate side is poor with very little business development experience." ((in 83 reviews)); "level and higher managers result in poor leadership and decision" ((in 54 reviews)); "There are also bad managers and seemingly no easy way to reduce their impact on the staff for whom they are responsible." ((in 50 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

79% would recommend to a friend

(2,189 total reviews)

Kumsal Bayazit

90% 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 2,189 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).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

3.0

Jan 24, 2019

Elsevier inc.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible timing. using latest technologies

Cons

its long commute for me

4.0

Jan 22, 2019

Good except for management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work timings, work at home

Cons

Bad management - office politics are common at every company, but here certain managers tend to treat you differently based on their personal experiences with you. HR is not supportive at all.

Elsevier Response

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Thank you for this review. At Elsevier, our people are our strength so we put them first. We are constantly improving our processes. The general culture of Elsevier is supportive as we believe that we are a people-oriented business. However, as a global business with various large business units, we understand that there could be a few challenges. Overall, we are unified in our efforts to continue to build an environment that is collaborative, supportive, nurturing and inclusive. We encourage you to partake in this by identifying other ways to further contribute to these improvement efforts. We encourage you to speak to your manager or if you prefer, contact us anonymously at elseviergdrev@elsevier.com to discuss any issues further.

2.0

Jan 15, 2019

Old-fashioned, conservative and dull

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good amount of holidays (in Germany) - Remote work (if manager approves)

Cons

- Lack of gender equality and inclusion - Managers constantly abusing their power and position - Lack of team spirit - Boring and cold environment - Processes and protocols are long, extensive and old-fashioned - Not modern, not up-to-date - Constant underestimation of employees by upper management - Upper management ignores problems and focuses only on maintaining things as they are - Budget for travel & learn very restricted - Not attractive for young people - Titles and years of experience are more important than ideas and motivation

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