Question 1

Is Elsevier a good company to work for?

Accepted Answer

Elsevier has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 2,540 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 78% of employees would recommend working at Elsevier to a friend and 74% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Elsevier have been left by employees working as Software Engineer, Editor and Manager.

Question 2

Does Elsevier pay their employees well?

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According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Elsevier employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Elsevier. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

Question 3

How satisfied are employees working at Elsevier?

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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.

Question 4

What are the top reviewed jobs at Elsevier?

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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)

Question 5

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

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"Flexibility and good work/life balance" ((in 288 reviews)); "You get the chance to work with great people that are very driven and know their subject area very well." ((in 161 reviews)); "Great employees and colleagues" ((in 135 reviews)); "Great company and team to work for." ((in 51 reviews)); "Customers shows lot of respect to the company good work culture" ((in 44 reviews))

Question 6

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

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"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 but everything else was great" ((in 90 reviews)); "Management on the corporate side is poor with very little business development experience." ((in 81 reviews)); "level and higher managers result in poor leadership and decision" ((in 55 reviews)); "There are also bad managers and seemingly no easy way to reduce their impact on the staff for whom they are responsible." ((in 50 reviews))

Question 7

What are employees saying about Elsevier layoffs in 2026?

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

Question 8

What are the top reviewed Elsevier locations?

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Philadelphia, New York, Saint Louis, Maryland Heights, San Diego, Atlanta, Gainesville, Dayton, Boston, Cambridge, Houston, Pittsburgh, Tampa, Phila, Orlando, Washington, San Francisco, Waltham, Texas City, Minneapolis, Miamisburg, Berkeley, Rockville, Miami, Salt Lake City, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, North Andover, Woodbury

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