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

Ratings by category

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Culture & values

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Senior management

3.0

Career opportunities

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).

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Reviews by job title

449 reviews

1.0

Jun 27, 2017

Editorial

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-unlike some publishers, they do at least promote internally, though the process and requirements are extremely unclear -they let their assistants acquire -very good author portal and other author services -very organized managing editorial

Cons

-there are legitimate psychopaths working there and it is a serious morale issue -really toxic and gossipy culture -managers play favorites based on arbitrary judgments -no integrity -lowest starting salaries of any publisher -no concern for the wellbeing of junior employees -overly corporate draconian atmosphere -HR is useless -pay huge bloated salaries to people who do nothing and never come to work and then won't give raises to the people who do the bulk of the work

3.0

Jun 12, 2017

Harper Collins Operations

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility, Great associates, Good benefits, enjoyable work environment.

Cons

Increasingly political work environment, pressure from parent company, without recognition for success and innovations of the remote offices

2.0

May 12, 2017

Poor management = brain drain

Sales coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you want to work for a massive corporate publisher, this is one of five options. Also, everyone below manager except exec assistants is unionized.

Cons

Low morale, poor management (all middle managers are terrified of being fired, at least in sales) and general lack of vision, energy, or community. They rarely promote smart or hardworking assistants, so most leave to work for Penguin Random or smaller houses. HR will stonewall you, the Peter Principle reigns supreme, and everyone tries to pretend that everything is fine. (It is not fine.)

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