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 14 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 13 reviews)); "good lunch hour AND WORK LIFE BALANCE" ((in 9 reviews)); "Some of the people are amazing, have always had incredible colleagues." ((in 8 reviews)); "Great coworkers and supportive work environment for the most part." ((in 5 reviews))

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

"High turnover due to poor managers and low company cohesiveness." ((in 8 reviews)); "Too much work and not great pay" ((in 6 reviews)); "Management is either completely unavailable or micro" ((in 6 reviews)); "Other than our current CEO, management is so out of touch with the day" ((in 3 reviews)); "Supervisors shows favoritism." ((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.

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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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2.0

Mar 3, 2023

Stay Away

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Some work flexibility, benefits, a lot of experience

Cons

-Overworked. When an coworker leaves there is even more work because you are left picking up all their work for months - Same voices always getting heard and recognized - Questionable turnover - Office politics - Little career advancement opportunity

2.0

Mar 2, 2023

not great

Production assistant

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

- great people are constantly overlooked

Cons

brain drain is happening on a massive level, the organization is incredibly top-heavy and communication never trickles down. People are always notified of major changes and made to work on initiatives at the last moment with crushing deadlines.

2.0

Nov 22, 2022

Good mission but poor management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Meaningful mission, nonprofit status, open access publishing.

Cons

Poor management in many departments; high staff turnover with no continuity plans.

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