Does HarperCollins pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, HarperCollins employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at HarperCollins. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 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 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 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 59 reviews)); "benefits are good and fair." ((in 42 reviews)); "Free books and in a passion field" ((in 32 reviews)); "Great colleagues and good support" ((in 19 reviews)); "Many great coworkers who love books." ((in 15 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 51 reviews)); "Low salaries which is common in publishing" ((in 31 reviews)); "Upper management sometimes is not aware of what the workers do in a day to accomplish all that they do." ((in 15 reviews)); "Most individuals that come here tend stay and managers have 20" ((in 13 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.

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HarperCollins reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(102 total reviews)

Brian Murray

66% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Culture & values

3.0

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

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Disability

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Reviews by job title

102 reviews

Reviews about "Compensation"

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3.0

Sep 23, 2019

Great place for book lovers!

Marketing associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working on amazing books and meeting fabulous authors!

Cons

Like many publishing companies, the pay is well below average for marketing roles when compared across industries in NYC.

3.0

Sep 13, 2019

Decent Company

Publicist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company to work at; supportive bosses

Cons

Long hours, hard to move up, low pay for assistants

3.0

Aug 2, 2019

Great people terrible salary

Editorial assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The editors I assist are wonderful, intelligent, and great mentors. The publisher has great vision for the future and is willing to include everyone from the interns to the editorial directors in conversations about our groups goals.

Cons

Honestly, it’s crazy that big 5 publishers get away with paying their entry level employees less than 40k a year, when non-profits pay higher. Assistants don’t get a lot of say over how their jobs changes. I’ve been pulled around from three different editors—all here great— but no one bothered to ask me for my input on who should be my boss. It was just assigned without warning. Expect lots of overtime and outside reading.

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