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.

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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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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (449 reviews)

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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

4.0

Nov 17, 2023

Great Flexibility, OK Compensation

Senior manager

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

A great group of passionate and talented people work at HC. The company offers great flexibility with working remotely as needed. The benefits are pretty good

Cons

The pay structure could use improvement. There have been great strides made for the starting salary, but promotions and salary increases once you are there are not consistent or frequent.

5.0

Oct 28, 2023

This is very good company and friendly work culture

Sr.executive it

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Here is support for learn and gain experience. All is supportive including Dept or non Dept colleague. thanks

Cons

Here is good work culture.

3.0

Sep 27, 2023

Decent

Editorial assistant

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work culture and benefits

Cons

Work life balance can be better

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