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 55 reviews)); "benefits are good and fair." ((in 45 reviews)); "Free books and in a passion field" ((in 31 reviews)); "Great colleagues and good support" ((in 19 reviews)); "Great team" ((in 13 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 48 reviews)); "Low salaries which is common in publishing" ((in 32 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 8 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

3.0

Apr 1, 2009

Tired and jaded

Editorial

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Contact with authors and fantastic free books.

Cons

Terrible pay, 60-70weeks, constant stress, verbally and emotionally abusing bosses.

3.0

Dec 26, 2008

Good opportunity to work with talented and intelligent people and to help create a product which makes a contribution.

Marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A great place to learn the ropes and come up through the ranks of publishing. Pay and benefits are better than at some other publishing houses. Because of the high level of organizational and people skills neccessary to work here, there is alot of personal growth potential.

Cons

Jobs are very categorized and one does not always have the opportunity to "wear lots of hats" Alot of focus on bestsellers sometimes does not give the less known authors and artists the marketing support they might need. Company is very large.

4.0

Dec 7, 2008

HarperCollins poised to be premier publisher - if they can figure out their digital strategy

Production editorial assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

An incredible backlist in all divisions; smart, energetic, collegial employees that thrive on team work. Being part of News Corporation is also an incredible asset.

Cons

Truly creative visionary mangers that are not allowed to flex their strategic ideas. There are many numbers twos and threes that are asked to function within the philosophy of "this is how we do it".

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