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 56 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 20 reviews)); "good team, good office and learning opportunities" ((in 17 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 52 reviews)); "Low salaries which is common in publishing" ((in 31 reviews)); "Most individuals that come here tend stay and managers have 20" ((in 15 reviews)); "Upper management sometimes is not aware of what the workers do in a day to accomplish all that they do." ((in 14 reviews)); "Leadership is anti" ((in 9 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

Parent or family caregiver

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Reviews by job title

102 reviews

Reviews about "Compensation"

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1.0

Jan 28, 2014

Work hard, work well, but for what?

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You won't find better people in the trenches; employees are chill and friendly. Free books everywhere.

Cons

Pay is the lowest of any NYC publishing house. Lateral movement very difficult -- if you start in production and want to switch into design, you're out of luck. Management is astoundingly out of touch. Sure, we're flushing your department and replacing you with new people we can pay an even lower salary, but here's a new coffee maker for the break room; wait, what do you *mean* morale is low?

4.0

Jan 6, 2014

First job out of college, good work but poor pay

International sales support coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great books, smart people, relaxed work environment

Cons

Not a lot of opportunity for advancement, extremely low starting salary-- for a high caliber publisher, below even the market standard

2.0

Apr 16, 2013

Boring and unrewarding

Production editor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work hours (depending on department), cool boss, some of the people are friendly, free books, lots of down time

Cons

Work can be extremely boring and seem pointless; most of the books I work on are extremely bad. Many of the people I work with are unhelpful and uncooperative. Pay is unbelievably bad.

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