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 40 reviews)); "Free books and in a passion field" ((in 32 reviews)); "Great colleagues and good support" ((in 18 reviews)); "Free books, great team and a fun environment" ((in 14 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 53 reviews)); "Low salaries which is common in publishing" ((in 32 reviews)); "Most individuals that come here tend stay and managers have 20" ((in 16 reviews)); "Upper management sometimes is not aware of what the workers do in a day to accomplish all that they do." ((in 14 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

(449 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 449 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

449 reviews

3.0

Jan 11, 2014

Good hands-on experience, opaque and muddled management

Production editor

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

I love the day-to-day of my job here, working on great books

Cons

No one department seems to know what the others are doing; annual reviews are frequently skipped, systems are out of date, longtime employees don't believe the company has their interests in mind. You feel very much a cog in a wheel.

4.0

Jan 6, 2014

First job out of college, good work but poor pay

International sales support coordinator

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Great books, smart people, relaxed work environment

Cons

Not a lot of opportunity for advancement, extremely low starting salary-- for a high caliber publisher, below even the market standard

3.0

Dec 30, 2013

A major multi-national communications corporation w/little communication

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people to work with. These are people who know the business and have good ideas that might help the company regain its respect in the industry. Harper is/was a respected quality publisher.

Cons

Ever since Jane was pushed out, the book people have taken second chair to the money people. Jane had the ability to take suggestions from everyone--even the lower level employees who had good ideas. In fact, she asked for suggestions.

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