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 63 reviews)); "benefits are good and fair." ((in 40 reviews)); "Free books and in a passion field" ((in 35 reviews)); "Great colleagues and good support" ((in 19 reviews)); "good team, good office and learning opportunities" ((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 50 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 11 reviews)); "Long hours and pressure with deadlines" ((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

Jan 31, 2023

it’s been rough

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The books are amazing and you do have flexibility with your workload and independence. Good team members.

Cons

Where do I begin? This place is managed horribly, you report to like five people, and there are constant changes. It’s exhausting.

4.0

Sep 13, 2022

Great publishing company to work for

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing roster of authors and books

Cons

Low salaries and high tendency for burnout

4.0

Feb 14, 2022

big company, heavy workload but good work culture

Associate publicist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

At HarperCollins you have the chance to work on some of the best and biggest commercial books in the business. Workload is heavy but projects are dynamic and exciting. If you put in good work and communicate steadily with your boss they do promote their people and respect them. There is also a lively work culture with amazing bright minds and readers at this company. This is a rigorous job but out of all the places I’ve worked this is a fun company and I made really good friends!

Cons

Senior VP bosses are not equipped with technology at all and rely a lot on junior employees to keep the trains moving. You turnover can also mean that you are doing more than one person’s job at a time until you get to the publicist or full time editor level. This can make it tough to have autonomy over your work schedule

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