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 62 reviews)); "benefits are good and fair." ((in 47 reviews)); "Free books and in a passion field" ((in 31 reviews)); "Great colleagues and good support" ((in 18 reviews)); "Open, collaborative team." ((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 50 reviews)); "Low salaries which is common in publishing" ((in 32 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.

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HarperCollins reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(448 total reviews)

Brian Murray

66% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Culture & values

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Senior management

3.0

Career opportunities

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).

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Reviews by job title

448 reviews

4.0

Sep 4, 2008

Are you sure you want to work at HarperCollins?

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Getting your foot in the door when it comes to the publishing sector. It isn't really a place to work if you are looking for advances within the financial sector. Either corp finance or general finance helps with honing skills but it doesn't help if you have no general interest in the publishing sector

Cons

Lack of the corporate feel.

2.0

Aug 5, 2008

OK place to work, but it could be a lot better

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Creating good and sometimes important books Working with smart and talented people

Cons

The pace is too quick and frequently things are pushed through just to get them done Lack of fairness & respect by management Understaffing

4.0

May 26, 2015

Marketing Director

Marketing director

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Great People, great values, great leadership

Cons

Separation with divisions old habits in publishing groups

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