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 267 reviews)); "You get the chance to work with great people that are very driven and know their subject area very well." ((in 164 reviews)); "Great employees and colleagues" ((in 138 reviews)); "Great company and team to work for." ((in 52 reviews)); "Customers shows lot of respect to the company good work culture" ((in 37 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 91 reviews)); "the pay is low but everything else was great" ((in 89 reviews)); "Management on the corporate side is poor with very little business development experience." ((in 79 reviews)); "level and higher managers result in poor leadership and decision" ((in 56 reviews)); "There are also bad managers and seemingly no easy way to reduce their impact on the staff for whom they are responsible." ((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

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

2.0

Nov 12, 2014

Someone please save this company from itself..

Education sales consultant

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Medical benefits, profit sharing match, company car, work remotely from home. Clients are intelligent, and critical thinkers (not all but some) Learn to work through complex problems to create solution. Sharpen presentation skills, and consultative approach.

Cons

Zero vertical, or financial mobility, leadership is mediocre at best, switching gears every year for a hopeful direction, fighting the never ending print battle due to lack of foresight and a cohesive initiative plan, extremely archaic management and business model. Lacking employee moral, and lacking diversity across the board. Sadly if this company doesn't change leadership or direction it's a sinking ship.

4.0

Nov 11, 2014

Good company with good co-workers and work/life balance

Financial business controller

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

There is good work/life balance with this company. They are an industry leader and a global company. In some instances, they are willing to promote from within. There are many intelligent, hard working people in this company. The company and its employees are receptive to change in some areas. Usually, there are opportunities for cross-functional collaboration and company wide visibility.

Cons

The path to promotion and professional advancement is not well defined, confusing, and inconsistent. There is a tendency to overwork the best people by giving them additional responsibilities, titles, and requirements without giving additional compensation or benefits. There seems to be a consistent theme of doing more with less regardless of whether or no this strategy is realistic.

2.0

Nov 7, 2014

Acquired by Clinical Solutions division of Elsevier

Sales

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, although that will decrease with a new commission structure; great benefits. Office space is clean. Kitchen area available.

Cons

Horrible work culture; top management not present and engaged. High staff turnover. Senior management is constantly rearranging interdepartmental staff assignments, so processes and contacts are always in a state of flux.

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