Does HarperCollins pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, HarperCollins employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at HarperCollins. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at HarperCollins?

58% of HarperCollins employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated HarperCollins 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at HarperCollins?

Editorial Assistant (12) , Editor (11) , Manager (11) , Intern (9) , Editorial Intern (8) , Estagiário (8) , Assistant Editor (7) , Editorial (6) , Internship (6) , Author (5) , Marketing Assistant (5) , Marketing Coordinator (5) , Marketing Manager (5) , Sales (5) , Assistant (4)

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

"The people are great and loved the work I did" ((in 58 reviews)); "benefits are good and fair." ((in 39 reviews)); "Free books and in a passion field" ((in 34 reviews)); "Great colleagues and good support" ((in 19 reviews)); "Many great coworkers who love books." ((in 14 reviews))

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

"Workload and job expectations do not match the low pay." ((in 49 reviews)); "Low salaries which is common in publishing" ((in 33 reviews)); "Upper management sometimes is not aware of what the workers do in a day to accomplish all that they do." ((in 14 reviews)); "Most individuals that come here tend stay and managers have 20" ((in 14 reviews)); "Leadership is anti" ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about HarperCollins layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed HarperCollins locations?

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HarperCollins reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(449 total reviews)

Brian Murray

66% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

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HarperCollins has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 449 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The HarperCollins employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

449 reviews

2.0

Dec 28, 2017

Weird Enviroment

Editor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, great location, nice opportunity to understand how a multinational company works

Cons

Company's enviroment is crazy -- everyone is constantly trying to backstab everyone else. The management is not very competent either.

5.0

Dec 20, 2017

Solid Experience, Great Staff

Editorial intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Open, collaborative team. Working at HarperOne has been a great educational experience, and it doesn't hurt that they pay their interns. Interns get to work with top notch editors and direct supervisor for the Intern program is great.

Cons

Internships should be longer than 3 months. Working with the hiring agency they use to pay interns was frustrating.

3.0

Dec 18, 2017

Management could be better.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun work and environment. Good location. Got some perks. Support from some managers. Easy moves to different departments.

Cons

Leadership is untrained. Favouritism and jobs keep getting bigger for bad publishing pay.

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Weird Enviroment

Solid Experience, Great Staff

Management could be better.

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