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.

HarperCollins reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(448 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 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).

Reviews by job title

448 reviews

3.0

Nov 11, 2014

Good place to start out but leave after two year

Designer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly environment. Perfect entry level position Good work/balance life

Cons

Not very good compensation Too much restructuring every couple of year Too many layoffs Not a good environment to grow after 2 years

1.0

Mar 12, 2014

same position, going nowhere, management doesn't care

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

People are nice and the vacation time is good

Cons

Management don't care about what is going on in their departments. People are overly social and obviously not doing work but that is ok???

2.0

Mar 20, 2013

No room for growth.

Design assistant

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Summer hours. Typical 9-5, never stayed past 6. Great heath benefits. People are generally friendly. Relaxed office.

Cons

So many cons. Typical cubicle culture. If you're starting out as entry level, don't bother. The pay is terrible. I asked for a salary negotiation when I was hired, and HR flat out refused. I accepted anyways, thinking I could work my way up, but I was wrong. They promote mid-range to senior quite often, but discourage promoting a junior. I was reviewed countless times praising me for work performance, but never offered a promotion or raise. Upper management does not want to see you grow. I was promised multiple times that I would get better work and responsibilities but this was always "coming down the pipeline".

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Good place to start out but leave after two year

same position, going nowhere, management doesn't care

No room for growth.

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