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

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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).

Reviews by job title

448 reviews

5.0

Aug 29, 2012

Best publishing company in india

Senior accounts executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

nice atmosphere, nice collegues, get change to inhance your knowledger

Cons

I didn't find any downside in this company.

4.0

Jun 25, 2012

Its been a great journey so far.

Deputy manager - promotions and publicity

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

HCI is great, small team but very closely knitted team. The team's very enthusiastic and lively. We are mainly a young team, vibrant and with a lot of freedom at work. And we have a 5-day office

Cons

Work Pressure, not much I can say really

5.0

Jun 3, 2012

Great place to work good team spirit

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

One of the best companies in trade publishing in India. If one likes to read fiction non fiction the product is excellent. The company has a very good management team

Cons

The company has 2 reporting ends one national one international. sometimes this causes problems

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