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 decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at HarperCollins?

59% 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) , Sales (5) , Assistant (4) , Associate Publicist (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 58 reviews)); "benefits are good and fair." ((in 42 reviews)); "Free books and in a passion field" ((in 31 reviews)); "Great colleagues and good support" ((in 19 reviews)); "Many great coworkers who love books." ((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 52 reviews)); "Low salaries which is common in publishing" ((in 30 reviews)); "Most individuals that come here tend stay and managers have 20" ((in 14 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 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about HarperCollins redundancies in 2026?

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

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3.4

59% would recommend to a friend

(447 total reviews)

Brian Murray

66% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.3

Diversity and inclusion

3.1

Culture and values

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Senior management

3.0

Career opportunities

HarperCollins has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 447 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 and communication industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

447 reviews

2.0

1 Feb 2015

Very Corporate approach. It never felt that there was a lot of job security. Great products to be working on

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The author and books that the company attract are high profile and exciting to be involved with. They will often be in the best seller charts which makes it satisfying to be involved with them

Cons

There is always a sense that your position is insecure. This runs from top to bottom of the company. This makes is hard to stay motivated as you worry that you might be out next week.

1.0

20 Mar 2017

Nepotism & gender bias rule this company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The publishing industry is a great field to be in and if you worked in any other HC office besides Glasgow it would probably be great.

Cons

The biggest ones for me are the fact that this company breaks employment law, they have so many temps in here that have been temps for four years plus and the company refuses to give them contracts, THIS IS AGAINST THE LAW. low wage,treated very very poorly if you're male in this female dominated workplace i.e. you'll never get promoted and you're disregarded as a human being due to your gender.

2.0

23 Jan 2015

It's been a challenging place to work.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Friendly and informal. A genuinely nice atmosphere.

Cons

Poor management: lack of accountability, lack of rigour in terms of deadlines, lack of resource management and planning.

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