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 (260) , Director (177) , 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 (81) , Analyst (70) , Engineer (68)

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

"Benefits are good and if manager is behind you then it’s ok" ((in 746 reviews)); "Good work life balance and working hours are flexible" ((in 637 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 441 reviews)); "Good pay and ambient good" ((in 307 reviews))

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

"Direct line management was poor in some cases." ((in 232 reviews)); "This leaves lots of employees adrift while the ones lucky enough to have a good manager thrive." ((in 150 reviews)); "Leadership is poor and not direct." ((in 122 reviews)); "slow career progression based on the structure of the company" ((in 69 reviews)); "Unfair and Biased upper management" ((in 46 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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AstraZeneca reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(7,942 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 7,942 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 Pharmazeutika & Biotechnologie industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

8K reviews

3.0

Apr 24, 2012

Good Peers, Bad Management, and Worst Pay

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Coworkers are smart, hard working, and friendly. Employees have many opportunities to work with people from outside their department.

Cons

Management does not care/ acknowledge good quality work. Only get involved when things go wrong. Employees are underpaid and overworked.

2.0

Mar 22, 2012

Smart people, great work/life balance and benefits, but no career growth

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Everyone is very bright. Projects change frequently and involve advanced science so they are quite interesting. Benefits are very good and work/life balance is excellent; flex time, vacation and work at home opportunities plus a deep understanding and respect for health and family commitments. A 9 to 5 job that is not boring. People stay for years and are very loyal to the company. Some charismatic new top-level management that may help eventually.

Cons

Management is dealing with a poor pipeline by having massive layoffs. Morale is poor. IT support is appalling. Decisions are very slow to happen and slow to be implemented; bureaucratic snags tie up IT projects for years. There is no recognition for a job well done. Heavy-handed attempts at behavioral control from HR are ignored. Communication is done by nuance, so mixed messages abound, and backstabbing is common. Very hierarchical and political; if you are not politically adept, you will not advance here.

1.0

Feb 2, 2012

office political fighting, unprofessional management team,

R&d scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Medimmune is the only big biotech company around this area with good benefit

Cons

If you are good at office politics and weak at scientific excellence. bingo, here will be a wonderful place for you to develop the career. Whole bunch of people have nothing to do and only need to make your boss happy. Management in R&D are totally sick.

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