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 61 reviews)); "benefits are good and fair." ((in 42 reviews)); "Free books and in a passion field" ((in 34 reviews)); "Great colleagues and good support" ((in 18 reviews)); "Great team" ((in 14 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 51 reviews)); "Low salaries which is common in publishing" ((in 34 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 13 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

(448 total reviews)

Brian Murray

66% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Culture & 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 448 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).

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Reviews by job title

448 reviews

4.0

Jan 30, 2020

Innovative Publisher

Finance director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Innovative publisher with great tradition and books

Cons

Can be slow for non publishing people and slightly repetitive

3.0

Dec 5, 2019

It’s not like what it was

Finance

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There was good company culture at years ago, some people have been working for this company more than ten or twenty years. Management mid tier cared about staff development.

Cons

Cost constraints, the management level is kept changed that causes new environment becomes tensed, less opportunity to grow. Just like a horse, put the helmet on and racing. People are scared to articulate their thoughts. New development is responded slowly taking ages still not working to the final.

5.0

Nov 27, 2019

A brilliant working environment with great day-to-day variety in sales positions.

Key account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Definitely the people - HarperCollins epitomises what is great about working in an open environment like the majority of book publishing. The work-life balance is also fantastic. You're likely to work with a huge variety of products from across one of the most renowned publishing lists in the industry - including famous heritage brands like Agatha Christie and J.R.R. Tolkien. There is also good scope for progression, and average remuneration and benefits are fair and competitive.

Cons

Can be very competitive with lots of highly skilled people in the industry. Entry-level remuneration is also below average and you have to progress before you see a salary-level that competes with equivalent sales positions in other industries.

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