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 17 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 13 reviews)); "good lunch hour AND WORK LIFE BALANCE" ((in 10 reviews)); "Some of the people are amazing, have always had incredible colleagues." ((in 8 reviews)); "Friendly staff" ((in 5 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 8 reviews)); "Management is either completely unavailable or micro" ((in 7 reviews)); "Pay could be better" ((in 6 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).

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113 reviews

1.0

Dec 14, 2017

Terrible experience with PLOS

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

I can't think of any pros about working for this company.

Cons

PLOS treated me extremely unfairly during the on boarding process and HR was extremely obnoxious to me. I had read bad reviews of PLOS on Glassdoor before accepting the jobs, and I should have listened to them. The company is poorly managed and treats employers with disrespect. I highly suggest NOT working at this company.

PLOS Response

8y

Thanks for taking the time to write a review. If you'd like to talk more about your specific complaints, please let us know.

1.0

Jul 8, 2019

Run fast or PLOS will eat you alive

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

*Meaningful mission *Weekly happy hours or lunches *Great co-workers *Good benefits *Fantastic waterfront location

Cons

*Getting rid of the good people during the many layoffs and restructures which results in working more than 40 hours/week *Highly paid executives but those doing all the work are under compensated (take a look at the salaries on the 990s posted on PLOS' website) *Low moral and nothing is being done about it *The CEO lets us know that she hires her friends from UC Press so you can see definitely favoritism on the exec team (all while she stands at All Hands that as much as we like referrals, we don't want them so we can bring in diversity and fresh perspective) *Under appreciated and not acknowledged for hard work *PLOS is in a financial crisis yet they're spending tons of money on coaches for the executives and senior management

1.0

Oct 13, 2020

Look elsewhere

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

My immediate co-workers are great.

Cons

Some dynamics in the executive team are troubling and petty and this filters down through the organization.

PLOS Response

5y

While I appreciate that you've taken the step to review how you've experienced working at PLOS, I'm not sure how to use your feedback for actionable improvement (I haven't experienced petty dynamics on the executive team, and this is the first I've heard of this particular concern). I'm heartened that your immediate co-workers are great and hope that you're giving constructive feedback to your manager and other leaders so that PLOS will be a worthy investment of 3+ years of your career.

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