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 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Elsevier?

78% of Elsevier employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Elsevier 4.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 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 (21) , Software Engineer III (20) , Marketing (18) , Data Scientist (16)

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

"Flexibility and good work/life balance" ((in 291 reviews)); "You get the chance to work with great people that are very driven and know their subject area very well." ((in 159 reviews)); "Great employees and colleagues" ((in 135 reviews)); "Great company and team to work for." ((in 57 reviews)); "Customers shows lot of respect to the company good work culture" ((in 40 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 90 reviews)); "The pay is low and does not increase by much each year" ((in 85 reviews)); "Management on the corporate side is poor with very little business development experience." ((in 82 reviews)); "level and higher managers result in poor leadership and decision" ((in 58 reviews)); "Bad managers aren't re" ((in 52 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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This company could not possibly care less about its people - Anonymous employee Elsevier Employee Review

1.0

Jul 6, 2023

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

- Career stability, probably - Company name is well known (though not for good reasons..) - Salary is not bad - Remote working

Cons

- HR treats its human resources like trash - Product development moves at a glacial pace - I witnessed coworkers leaving after being rejected after asking for even minor promotions. A bit arrogant of Elsevier considering we were having difficulty filling that position at the time. - Application process repeatedly screwed up for myself and several others - Mishandled myself and several others' visa applications leading to anxiety and loss of income - "Referral bonus" is a scam. Referred a friend at the end of 2022, HR screwed her around losing her application and failing to contact her for months. Just when she was about to move on they came back and offered her a job. She accepted, but I never got my referral bonus because I left at the end of February 2023 which is a LEAP YEAR so I was 2 days' short. Unbelievable greed but not unexpected from a company like Elsevier. - HR sent a generic canned email offering an exit interview. I declined for the above reasons, saying I didn't think they even cared. They proved my point by ignoring my email.

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5.0

May 11, 2026

Account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Industry leader Great benefits Incentive trips Invests heavily in its employees

Cons

Processes can be burdensome and clunky at times

Elsevier Response

1mo

Thank you for this balanced and thoughtful review. We're glad to hear that our benefits and investment in people are making a positive impact, those are commitments we take seriously. On the process feedback: Leadership is actively reviewing operational workflows, and the advice to listen more closely to employee feedback is something we're holding ourselves accountable to. If you're open to it, we'd encourage you to bring specific examples forward through your team or people and culture contacts. Change is most effective when it's grounded in the real experiences of the people doing the work, and that means you. Feel free to reach out to us at elseviergdrev@elsevier.com to provide more information Thank you for staying engaged and for caring enough to share this. It matters.

4.0

Jun 20, 2026

Solutions account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

-Great company -Team has talented, experienced account managers and product experts who know the territory well

Cons

West team management is heavy on micromanagement and sets unrealistic territory targets without rep input — high turnover, and long tenure in company seems to shield this manager from accountability and growth

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