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 33 reviews)); "Free books and in a passion field" ((in 32 reviews)); "friendly colleagues & coworkers" ((in 17 reviews)); "Great team" ((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 49 reviews)); "Low salaries which is common in publishing" ((in 33 reviews)); "Upper management sometimes is not aware of what the workers do in a day to accomplish all that they do." ((in 15 reviews)); "Most individuals that come here tend stay and managers have 20" ((in 15 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

Jul 19, 2023

Good Work Life Balance for Low End Employees

Cost accountant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Great Work Life balance when you aren't management or SME - Lots of turn over in the high management positions, so there is room to grow - Work isn't too difficult, but can be time consuming - Fantastic PTO benefits

Cons

- Money is terrible for the region - Yearly raises are not guaranteed, and are based on "performance" but all employees get the same increase each year regardless of the work they completed - The few employees with a desire to get the work done right are left doing all the work, while other employees are getting paid the same amount to do nothing

4.0

Jul 10, 2023

Great First Job

Publicity assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Large company with lots of peers and managers to learn from.

Cons

Unrealistic workload expectations for entry level position.

4.0

Jul 9, 2023

Excellent Colleagues and First-Level Management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I reported directly to ethical, realistic but not complacent managers. Colleagues were very respectful but not disingenuous. The team was incredibly reliable but set meaningful boundaries The work was very creative and interesting and not just solving the same problems of every large publisher.

Cons

Director level management was unfortunately less fastidious about decision making and messaging. Many of the large initiatives failed, not on merit, but mismanagement at the director and VP level. Compensation was not unfair, but below market for technology-heavy positions.

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