Does HarperCollins pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, HarperCollins employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at HarperCollins. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at HarperCollins?

58% of HarperCollins employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated HarperCollins 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at HarperCollins?

Editorial Assistant (12) , Editor (11) , Manager (11) , Intern (9) , Editorial Intern (8) , Estagiário (8) , Assistant Editor (7) , Editorial (6) , Internship (6) , Author (5) , Marketing Assistant (5) , Marketing Coordinator (5) , Marketing Manager (5) , Sales (5) , Assistant (4)

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

"The people are great and loved the work I did" ((in 61 reviews)); "benefits are good and fair." ((in 45 reviews)); "Free books and in a passion field" ((in 33 reviews)); "Great colleagues and good support" ((in 19 reviews)); "Many great coworkers who love books." ((in 16 reviews))

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

"Workload and job expectations do not match the low pay." ((in 50 reviews)); "Low salaries which is common in publishing" ((in 34 reviews)); "Most individuals that come here tend stay and managers have 20" ((in 15 reviews)); "Upper management sometimes is not aware of what the workers do in a day to accomplish all that they do." ((in 13 reviews)); "Leadership is anti" ((in 9 reviews))

What are employees saying about HarperCollins layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about HarperCollins layoffs and their outlook for job security at HarperCollins in 2026.

HarperCollins reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(448 total reviews)

Brian Murray

66% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

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HarperCollins has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 448 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The HarperCollins 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

448 reviews

1.0

Mar 4, 2021

RUN

Editorial

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Authors, books, co-workers, benefits, nice office.

Cons

If you care about your mental health, look at other publishers. You will become a machine with little to no resources. HR and management use exploitative overtime policies for junior staff, so if you aren't willing to work 60+ hours per week for a 45K salary with little to no overtime pay...don't apply.

3.0

Jan 19, 2018

Editorial Assistant

Editorial assistant

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

- exposure to amazing authors, editors, and agents - foot in the door - capital to invest in interesting projects

Cons

- inability to discuss diversity productively - old-fashioned ideals - slow to promote - favoritism

1.0

Jan 17, 2018

Stressful

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Big Five publisher, well-known imprints and authors. Some nice jacket designs. A few really good books.

Cons

Job as described and actual responsibilities did not match. Little to no support – more of a sink or swim culture. Constant pressure, little recognition. Lots of stress, fear, and paranoia. Some groups were barely trained at all. There are some very difficult, obnoxious personalities that I had to deal with daily. Mixed messages about overtime. Continued rumors about more positions being relocated to the Princeton, NJ area office.

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