Does Elsevier pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Elsevier employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Elsevier. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Elsevier?

79% of Elsevier employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Elsevier 4.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.3 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Elsevier?

Software Engineer (78) , Senior Software Engineer (63) , Account Manager (61) , Product Manager (55) , Journal Manager (49) , Project Manager (37) , Publisher (30) , Director (29) , Editor (28) , Manager (23) , Sales (22) , Editorial Project Manager (20) , Marketing (18) , Software Engineer III (18) , Data Scientist (16)

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

"Flexibility and good work/life balance" ((in 272 reviews)); "You get the chance to work with great people that are very driven and know their subject area very well." ((in 165 reviews)); "Great employees and colleagues" ((in 141 reviews)); "Great company and team to work for." ((in 55 reviews)); "Customers shows lot of respect to the company good work culture" ((in 41 reviews))

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

"We're continued to be asked to develop "world class content" with third world resources and insultingly low salaries." ((in 94 reviews)); "The pay is low and does not increase by much each year" ((in 90 reviews)); "Management on the corporate side is poor with very little business development experience." ((in 79 reviews)); "level and higher managers result in poor leadership and decision" ((in 53 reviews)); "Bad managers aren't re" ((in 47 reviews))

What are employees saying about Elsevier redundancies in 2026?

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

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Elsevier Reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(2,183 total reviews)

Kumsal Bayazit

91% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Work/Life balance

4.4

Diversity and inclusion

4.3

Culture and values

3.6

Senior management

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

Elsevier has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,183 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Elsevier employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

5.0

20 Aug 2017

Finance

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Excellent salary. Full training support.

Cons

Can not think of any cons.

4.0

11 Jul 2016

Good company to work with.

Production editor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Opportunities within the group to develop and travel, good working relationships, and great learning experiences. Pay not bad either.

Cons

Heavy workload at times, no other cons.

4.0

24 May 2022

Great company as far as engineering is concerned.

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

- Work/life balance is good. - Lots of room to grow. - You get paid to take a considerable amount of learning days annually. - Lots of intelligent people to work with, everyone is actually nice, and has a good balance of people at different stages in their career. - Management are really nice and not on your all the time, but there when you need their help. I'd work here again.

Cons

- Make sure you get a good base, because it can be difficult to increase your salary considerably once you're already there.

Elsevier Response

Thank you for leaving your review. At Elsevier, we benchmark our salaries externally, we use both a general benchmark and Technology specific benchmark to ensure we stay competitive.

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