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?

New York , Nashville , San Francisco , Scranton , Princeton , Moosic , Grand Rapids , Los Angeles , Monmouth Junction , Jersey City , Newark , Brooklyn , Jackson Heights , Louisville , Switzer , Chattanooga , Lebanon , Dayton , Spokane , Tobyhanna , Philadelphia , Boston , New York Mls , LaPorte , Kansas City

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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

May 22, 2024

My Experience with HarperCollins

Editorial assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Working with books - Nice/supportive coworkers (depends on the imprint I guess)

Cons

Like most publishing jobs there's no option for remote (speaking from the editorial side)

2.0

May 19, 2024

Conflicting Policies

Manager contracts administrative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- great benefits -most employees stay for many years - friendly colleagues & coworkers - company has great reputation

Cons

- disorganization within key departments in Nashville office compared to NYC headquarters (i.e. conflicting trainings, conflicting standards/company policies). - the lack of accountability of the publishing teams in Nashville office (Publishers & editors given free passes compared to other publishing houses). -Different rules applied for said leaders.

2.0

Apr 25, 2024

Management is unaware of workload and is rude and unprofessional

Customer service representative (csr)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay and benefits, time off are decent

Cons

Management, from supervisors up, have no clue how hard the line personnel work every day and show now attempt to understand. Standard operating procedure is to yell at employees, insult and criticize them as well as accusing them of malfeasance at every turn.

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