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 56 reviews)); "benefits are good and fair." ((in 40 reviews)); "Free books and in a passion field" ((in 32 reviews)); "Great colleagues and good support" ((in 17 reviews)); "Open, collaborative team." ((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 49 reviews)); "Low salaries which is common in publishing" ((in 31 reviews)); "Most individuals that come here tend stay and managers have 20" ((in 13 reviews)); "Upper management sometimes is not aware of what the workers do in a day to accomplish all that they do." ((in 12 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.

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

3.0

Aug 30, 2019

Hard to progress

Assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

New office and good location.

Cons

Working experience depends on which department that you're working in. While working in a celebrated department, I found the atmosphere rather closed, and the opportunities to progress were lacking.

3.0

Aug 17, 2019

Same pros and cons as other publishing houses

Sales support associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Colleagues who work hard and love books.

Cons

Compared to others in the big 5, same amount of work with half the staff.

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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