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?

"Great mission and many good people who are trying to help the organization return to its glory days (or get back on track)." ((in 12 reviews)); "Good benefits" ((in 12 reviews)); "good lunch hour AND WORK LIFE BALANCE" ((in 11 reviews)); "Some of the people are amazing, have always had incredible colleagues." ((in 8 reviews)); "Good management." ((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)); "Pay could be better" ((in 4 reviews)); "Mercurial upper management." ((in 4 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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113 reviews

4.0

Apr 5, 2022

In a busy and fast paced field of employment their culture and attitude to staff are second to none

Senior editorial research associate

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Incredible support for managing personal situations and second to none attitude to work-life balance; an open attitude to problem-solving and feedback; managerial support and advocacy; friendly and welcoming teams; mission orientated work and values

Cons

workload and expectations can be demanding; time management can be an issue;

5.0

Mar 15, 2022

Good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and nice ppl

Cons

Don’t have any cons to add

5.0

Mar 11, 2022

junior analyst at PLOS

Junior analyst

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

fun great good lunch hour AND WORK LIFE BALANCE

Cons

doesnt pay well negiotate ur pay

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