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 (258) , Director (176) , Associate Director (171) , Sales Representative (163) , Scientist (143) , Intern (125) , 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 733 reviews)); "Good work life balance and working hours are flexible" ((in 632 reviews)); "Money and people are great" ((in 518 reviews)); "There is a great culture in Canada and globally we have an exciting pipeline of products that is coming" ((in 455 reviews)); "Good pay and ambient good" ((in 292 reviews))

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

"Direct line management was poor in some cases." ((in 236 reviews)); "This leaves lots of employees adrift while the ones lucky enough to have a good manager thrive." ((in 142 reviews)); "Leadership is poor and not direct." ((in 121 reviews)); "slow career progression for entry level employee" ((in 60 reviews)); "Unfair and Biased upper management" ((in 49 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.

What are the top reviewed AstraZeneca locations?

Buenos Aires , Haedo , Astica , Córdoba

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AstraZeneca reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(7,933 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 7,933 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

5.0

Mar 14, 2014

A world of opportunities

Global sourcing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

AstraZeneca has a lot of open positions and is in a phase of reorganization offering a lot of opportunities.

Cons

AstraZeneca have too much process and sometimes it takes so long just to get a simple thing.

4.0

Mar 12, 2014

good overall experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good salary benifit package and best place to aquire knowlede

Cons

management is the big challenge over here

3.0

Mar 8, 2014

not a bad experience but not a good one as well, multinational company but its scientific office in Egypt is miserable

Medical representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good drugs to promote good company to work in CV promotion is somehow easy but only after 3 years of work with 100% average achievement

Cons

low salary bad management service made for doctors sucks dealing with other departments in the company is like dealing with a governmental organization in Egypt ( slow service, most of employees take a holiday randomly)

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