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

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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

3.0

Jul 31, 2010

Could be a lot worse

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good place to start out

Cons

unhelpful managers, depressing work environment

2.0

Jun 13, 2010

Great benefits, poor work environment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits package and fairly accommodating attitude towards time off, half-day Fridays in summer, lots of talented people who create terrific books.

Cons

Hard to reconcile personal political opinions with the shame of being associated with Fox "News" and the Murdoch empire. Although there is some amazing talent within the company, it's not a place where one finds a lot of support or encouragement from upper management. Lots of favoritism, "managing up" rather than mentoring, and a corporate attitude that thinks it's okay and expected to work everyone to a frazzle in pursuit of larger and larger profits. HR is the last place you'd go for help unless you're a manager, no safety there for the average worker bee.

2.0

Apr 12, 2010

So-so company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

HarperCollins Publishers had very fair hours and a good work-life balance. Most people were friendly and the overall culture was nice.

Cons

Everything is micro-managed in some way; a very big top-down organization; the company holds people back from promotions and raises very often

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