Is Wiley a good company to work for?

Wiley has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 2,424 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 65% of employees would recommend working at Wiley to a friend and 42% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Wiley have been left by employees working as Intern , Software Engineer and Account Manager .

Does Wiley pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Wiley employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Wiley. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Wiley?

65% of Wiley employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Wiley 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Wiley?

Software Engineer (61) , Editorial Assistant (39) , Account Manager (38) , Director (38) , Editor (36) , Manager (32) , Project Manager (30) , Enrollment Counselor (28) , Program Manager (25) , Intern (23) , Production Editor (23) , Sales (19) , Senior Manager (19) , Senior Software Engineer (19) , Managing Editor (16)

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

"Great place to work and people are great too" ((in 236 reviews)); "Benefits are good" ((in 192 reviews)); "Good work life balance (depending on your manager) Nice amount of PTO for all levels." ((in 176 reviews)); "Great colleagues to work with and the main reason I'm still there" ((in 152 reviews)); "Great team and mission." ((in 54 reviews))

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

"Poor management of tasks" ((in 112 reviews)); "Salary is low and projects can be under resourced" ((in 105 reviews)); "Situated in a volatile industry and my biggest qualm is the low pay." ((in 105 reviews)); "Frequent restructuring and layoffs every year." ((in 66 reviews)); "Poor leadership: constant knee" ((in 45 reviews))

What are employees saying about Wiley layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Wiley locations?

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3.6

65% would recommend to a friend

(2,180 total reviews)

Matthew Kissner

60% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

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Wiley has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,180 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Wiley 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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2.0

Jan 16, 2015

Sad to witness a great company in the throes of self destruction

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Pros

It used to be a great place to work with a few exceptions; one being lower than industry average pay. In fact it was always rated among the top employers for places to work. We were almost treated like part of the family. Benefits and PTO was, and still is fantastic!

Cons

Upper management changed and in came the "consultants" and out went all of the talent in lieu of contracting all critical work overseas. Publishing as an industry is in flux and requires new ideas to stay in the game. Unfortunately management wasn't producing these ideas and the employees who had them, along with a vision for growth in a tough market, were ignored, and then eventually laid off. The current upper management is even more clueless and believes everything is solved not by their own new thinking, but by saving dollars by contracting everything to India.

1.0

Dec 5, 2023

Company in trouble- Mass Layoffs for 13 months and counting

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Pros

Great benefits. Work from home. Lot's of advancement opportunities if you make it long enough. The people that work there are mostly intelligent and kind.

Cons

Business outlook is bleak. Tail wagging the dog all over the map. So many different areas of the business and they each have their own vision, methods, and ideology. Constant re-orgs. Constant change that doesn't ever seem to result in improvements of financials or business outlook. They now have an interim CEO- most likely nepotism at play as per usual with Wiley. If they offer you a bonus as part of your comp- negotiate for less bonus and more pay bc you will never see that bonus- maybe a tiny fraction of it. So, if you can live with your base salary- then go ahead and accept at your own risk. They've hired people and let them go a month later because of a reorg.

1.0

Apr 23, 2017

Senior management is flawed and lacks integrity, transparency, and cannot innovate.

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Pros

Very smart colleagues. I love the people I work with at my my department and enjoy the community events. But a company is not just about events and fun days. Having a sundae bar is not a replacement for actually investing in your employees and giving them things like professional development. My immediate manager/manager above is great. However, they they have little power to do much. Beyond that, it's is a sea of individuals with little integrity and ability to lead. Wiley is governed by people of very little integrity, poor leadership skills, and people who lead in a reactionary way without communicating their true intentions.

Cons

Cheapest employer I have ever worked for. And I have worked for nonprofits. Wiley will not reimburse for software that I need to do my job. The best people are overloaded with work. The mediocre workers aren't. They are trying to be innovative but they will never succeed in being innovative. The key to being innovative is by actually caring about your people and investing in them and giving time to innovative. Oh, and give them tools to innovative. Not turning everything into some productivity/efficiency circus. Also hiring people who can create things that are innovative. Wiley will never say no to the requests of the partner schools. If you are ok in this set up (without the tools, resources, and people to the job), you'll like it here.

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