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

1.0

Mar 20, 2017

Nepotism & gender bias rule this company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

The publishing industry is a great field to be in and if you worked in any other HC office besides Glasgow it would probably be great.

Cons

The biggest ones for me are the fact that this company breaks employment law, they have so many temps in here that have been temps for four years plus and the company refuses to give them contracts, THIS IS AGAINST THE LAW. low wage,treated very very poorly if you're male in this female dominated workplace i.e. you'll never get promoted and you're disregarded as a human being due to your gender.

2.0

Feb 16, 2016

Bad Culture at HarperCollins Australia

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Work with well known authors and big brands. A lot of opportunity for social events. There are some highpoints but these quickly pale when the reality of the company kicks in

Cons

Clicky, extremely political, a lot of pointless work, huge workload expectations, some bullying, illogical decision making at a senior level. The workplace is sometimes manipulated to boost the under-performing news divisions of NewsCorp. The lack of knowledge at a senior level is truly bewildering and terrifying.

4.0

Jun 28, 2015

Senior Production Editor

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Steady, interesting projects with solid editors

Cons

Overworked, too many crash projects, planning could be better

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Nepotism & gender bias rule this company

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