Does AstraZeneca pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, AstraZeneca employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at AstraZeneca. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at AstraZeneca?

79% of AstraZeneca employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated AstraZeneca 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at AstraZeneca?

Senior Scientist (257) , Director (175) , Associate Director (169) , Sales Representative (162) , Scientist (143) , Intern (124) , Project Manager (119) , Business Analyst (95) , Manager (95) , Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist (88) , Medical Science Liaison (MSL) (85) , Consultant (82) , Senior Consultant (80) , Analyst (70) , Engineer (68)

What are the pros of working at AstraZeneca according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are good and a diverse pipeline to work on" ((in 708 reviews)); "Money and people are great" ((in 515 reviews)); "There is a great culture in Canada and globally we have an exciting pipeline of products that is coming" ((in 464 reviews)); "Good pay and ambient good" ((in 312 reviews)); "Good salaries and lot of stability" ((in 284 reviews))

What are the cons of working at AstraZeneca according to real employee reviews?

"Direct line management was poor in some cases." ((in 229 reviews)); "This leaves lots of employees adrift while the ones lucky enough to have a good manager thrive." ((in 147 reviews)); "Leadership is poor and not direct." ((in 117 reviews)); "slow career progression for entry level employee" ((in 63 reviews)); "long hours.I had always wanted to work here but the reality did not live up to my dream." ((in 47 reviews))

What are employees saying about AstraZeneca layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about AstraZeneca layoffs and their outlook for job security at AstraZeneca in 2026.

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4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(7,921 total reviews)

Pascal Soriot

89% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Culture & values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

AstraZeneca has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,921 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The AstraZeneca employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Farmacéutica y biotecnología industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

8K reviews

2.0

Apr 15, 2017

Management Needs to Address the Morale

Principal scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some of the best scientists around (If only the management would listen to them) Within some groups there is great teamwork and collaboration Some managers actually care about their employees (even if upper management does not) Ability to get a wide range of experience

Cons

Management unwilling to listen to criticism especially when issues are brought up at town halls Blatant favoritism for promotions, projects and reviews Directors and above are out of contact with people who report to them They say that they "follow the science" which is true since too many of their programs are "me too"

1.0

Dec 10, 2012

Toxic corporate culture

Senior research scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice facilities, well-funded labs, nice working environment, flexible benefits.

Cons

Forced-ranking produces toxic culture that focusses on picking on the negatives and finding easy victims. Works on a system of favourites and old-boys networks - it's more important who you're friends with than what you do. Culture is one of fear and paranoia. Constant reorganisations, cuts and closures. Rapidly declining revenues due to patent expiries make for a very uncertain future.

1.0

Apr 24, 2025

Awful treatment of employees

Marketing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great pipeline and the company is doing very well as a business.

Cons

The company doesn't treat employees well. They are doing very well as a business but there is an illogical and short sighted drive to get rid of people in certain locations. Development and growth is also very poor with unconscious bias favouring people from certain demographics.

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