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 60 reviews)); "benefits are good and fair." ((in 46 reviews)); "Free books and in a passion field" ((in 32 reviews)); "Great colleagues and good support" ((in 18 reviews)); "Great team" ((in 17 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 51 reviews)); "Low salaries which is common in publishing" ((in 33 reviews)); "Upper management sometimes is not aware of what the workers do in a day to accomplish all that they do." ((in 14 reviews)); "Most individuals that come here tend stay and managers have 20" ((in 14 reviews)); "Leadership is anti" ((in 8 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

2.0

Apr 25, 2024

Management is unaware of workload and is rude and unprofessional

Customer service representative (csr)

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay and benefits, time off are decent

Cons

Management, from supervisors up, have no clue how hard the line personnel work every day and show now attempt to understand. Standard operating procedure is to yell at employees, insult and criticize them as well as accusing them of malfeasance at every turn.

5.0

Apr 18, 2024

Good company to work for

Support analyst

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Good support by other team members.

Cons

Can be stressful and work long hours.

4.0

Apr 17, 2024

A very good trade publisher in India

Senior editor

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work culture, strong and clear leadership, open office layout, impressive bonus and incentives, solid mediclaim and employee benefits policy, Hybrid work model

Cons

A tiny cafetaria that cannot accommodate its staff at lunchtime and one has to wait in queue Hot desking, which means no fixed seating. Poor storage options of personal belongings Private vehicle parking for employees unavailable or exorbitantly expensive Lack of affordable meal/lunch options in vicinity for junior- to mid-level employees

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Management is unaware of workload and is rude and unprofessional

Good company to work for

A very good trade publisher in India

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