Does PLOS pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, PLOS employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at PLOS. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at PLOS?

49% of PLOS employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated PLOS 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at PLOS?

Associate Editor (8) , Publications Assistant (8) , Editor (4) , Editorial (3) , (2) , Editorial Research Associate (2) , Executive Editor (2) , Manager (2)

What are the pros of working at PLOS according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits" ((in 15 reviews)); "Great mission and many good people who are trying to help the organization return to its glory days (or get back on track)." ((in 14 reviews)); "good lunch hour AND WORK LIFE BALANCE" ((in 12 reviews)); "Some of the people are amazing, have always had incredible colleagues." ((in 8 reviews)); "Friendly staff" ((in 6 reviews))

What are the cons of working at PLOS according to real employee reviews?

"Managers keep a sharp eye on everyone and breaks are carefully monitored." ((in 6 reviews)); "Management is either completely unavailable or micro" ((in 6 reviews)); "Pay could be better" ((in 5 reviews)); "Mercurial upper management." ((in 4 reviews)); "The work environment is challenging." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about PLOS layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about PLOS layoffs and their outlook for job security at PLOS in 2026.

PLOS reviews

3.1

49% would recommend to a friend

(113 total reviews)

Alison Mudditt

72% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Culture & values

3.2

Compensation and benefits

2.7

Career opportunities

2.6

Senior management

PLOS has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 113 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The PLOS 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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113 reviews

3.0

Apr 24, 2018

Mixed bag

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Work-life balance - best of anywhere I've worked

Cons

Top management still struggling to figure out what's important

PLOS Response

7y

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. There are initiatives underway, like the newly formed Connections Team, aimed at making sure appropriate stakeholders are consistently included in future decisions. Cross level (and cross departmental) communication is one of the biggest organizational priorities right now.

3.0

Jan 29, 2018

PLOS

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, good flexibility with work from home policy, great work-life balance. Awesome mission!

Cons

Organisational objectives need to be more clearly defined and accountability for projects has been lacking in the past. This may change with the new CEO.

PLOS Response

7y

Thanks for sharing your feedback! We agree the people are what make PLOS great.

1.0

Jan 29, 2018

Stressful and not at all rewarding

Editor

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay was reasonable, but that's about it. Not worth the stress.

Cons

- Company run by academics who don't know how to run a business - It was all about ego, not about getting things done - Big ideas but no implementation - Everyone is angry and miserable

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