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 56 reviews)); "benefits are good and fair." ((in 41 reviews)); "Free books and in a passion field" ((in 32 reviews)); "Great colleagues and good support" ((in 20 reviews)); "Great team" ((in 18 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 46 reviews)); "Low salaries which is common in publishing" ((in 34 reviews)); "Upper management sometimes is not aware of what the workers do in a day to accomplish all that they do." ((in 14 reviews)); "Most individuals that come here tend stay and managers have 20" ((in 14 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?

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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

Jan 11, 2014

Good hands-on experience, opaque and muddled management

Production editor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I love the day-to-day of my job here, working on great books

Cons

No one department seems to know what the others are doing; annual reviews are frequently skipped, systems are out of date, longtime employees don't believe the company has their interests in mind. You feel very much a cog in a wheel.

1.0

Jun 27, 2017

Editorial

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-unlike some publishers, they do at least promote internally, though the process and requirements are extremely unclear -they let their assistants acquire -very good author portal and other author services -very organized managing editorial

Cons

-there are legitimate psychopaths working there and it is a serious morale issue -really toxic and gossipy culture -managers play favorites based on arbitrary judgments -no integrity -lowest starting salaries of any publisher -no concern for the wellbeing of junior employees -overly corporate draconian atmosphere -HR is useless -pay huge bloated salaries to people who do nothing and never come to work and then won't give raises to the people who do the bulk of the work

1.0

Apr 13, 2015

Editorial

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good insurance, 401k, free books

Cons

The work "toxic" that keeps appearing is dead on. Everyone is (rightfullty) afraid for their job and constantly trying to look better than their neighbors. The atmosphere is very catty and people can be rude, abusive,even violent, without so much as a reprimand. Pay is terrible, worse than other houses, work is endless, and unless you work for the right person, this is very much a dead-end job. Not a day went by without high stress and constant frustration.

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