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)); "They perform meaningful work and offer great benefits." ((in 41 reviews)); "Free books and in a passion field" ((in 32 reviews)); "Great colleagues and good support" ((in 19 reviews)); "Many great coworkers who love books." ((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 35 reviews)); "Most individuals that come here tend stay and managers have 20" ((in 14 reviews)); "Upper management sometimes is not aware of what the workers do in a day to accomplish all that they do." ((in 12 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

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.

2.0

Oct 9, 2013

Non-Competitive Pay

Editor

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

The people who work at HarperCollins, from the building staff to our CEO, are wonderful colleagues.

Cons

Little room for growth in editorial; human resources comes from non-book publishing world and is unsympathetic to/ignorant of realities of our work; management would rather avoid conflict than advocate for employees

1.0

Jul 20, 2020

The absolute worst company. Don't DO IT.

Editorial

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

401K match - thats about it.

Cons

Unhealthy and demoralizing management practices: 1. Racial prejudice: If you are a minority expect to be passover for promotions. 2. Implementing old technology and knowing how to use it. 3. HR posting fake reviews to glassdoor and everywhere else. 4. Introverted, cliquey office culture 5. HR/department head/managers are aware that their employees are being overworked and that OT rules are abused. Your commitment to your job will be constantly questioned. You'll be discouraged from even requesting overtime on the basis that doing so could prevent you from getting promoted. (for real) 6. No outside life. 7. Department managers would rather avoid conflict and force you out than advocate for you. 8. No room for growth. 9.Hard to watch good hard working employees demoralized 10. Lots of unprofessional drama/politics/favoritism 11.

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