Does PLOS pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, PLOS employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at PLOS. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at PLOS?

49% of PLOS employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated PLOS 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at PLOS?

Associate Editor (8) , Publications Assistant (8) , Editor (4) , Editorial (3) , (2) , Editorial Research Associate (2) , Executive Editor (2) , Manager (2)

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

"Some of the benefits are good, like 401k matching and bonuses for salaried employees, office treats and outings, etc." ((in 15 reviews)); "Great mission and many good people who are trying to help the organization return to its glory days (or get back on track)." ((in 12 reviews)); "good lunch hour AND WORK LIFE BALANCE" ((in 11 reviews)); "Some of the people are amazing, have always had incredible colleagues." ((in 8 reviews)); "Friendly staff" ((in 6 reviews))

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

"High turnover due to poor managers and low company cohesiveness." ((in 6 reviews)); "Pay could be better" ((in 4 reviews)); "Backstabbing by management is a constant." ((in 4 reviews)); "Other than our current CEO, management is so out of touch with the day" ((in 3 reviews)); "Supervisors shows favoritism." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about PLOS layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed PLOS locations?

San Francisco , Kansas City , Oakland , South San Francisco

PLOS reviews

3.1

49% would recommend to a friend

(113 total reviews)

Alison Mudditt

72% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

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PLOS has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 113 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The PLOS 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

113 reviews

4.0

Jun 19, 2018

Recovering From Leadership Vacuum

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart, fun, Mission-driven people doing good things to open up access to research. Great location (near the Exploratorium). New management as of 2018 seems to be making the right decisions.

Cons

Fast growth led to some bad decisions from 2014-2017. Instead of focusing on author services, the company wasted millions on software development for a program that was recently (and finally) shut down. Competitors have taken back healthy hunks of market share so there's some serious belt-tightening going on.

PLOS Response

8y

Thanks for your feedback!

3.0

Jan 29, 2018

PLOS

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, good flexibility with work from home policy, great work-life balance. Awesome mission!

Cons

Organisational objectives need to be more clearly defined and accountability for projects has been lacking in the past. This may change with the new CEO.

PLOS Response

8y

Thanks for sharing your feedback! We agree the people are what make PLOS great.

4.0

Jul 16, 2016

Good company for early career individuals

Publishing services

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good advancement opportunities depending on the team. Access to executives to listen to employee ideas.

Cons

Need to do more to create a team environment, some coworkers are only out for themselves

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