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 a diverse pipeline to work on" ((in 758 reviews)); "Good work life balance and working hours are flexible" ((in 648 reviews)); "Great work envirnment and people to work with!" ((in 514 reviews)); "There is a great culture in Canada and globally we have an exciting pipeline of products that is coming" ((in 446 reviews)); "Good pay and ambient good" ((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 231 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 119 reviews)); "slow career progression based on the structure of the company" ((in 66 reviews)); "Not much opportunity to grow , awful upper management" ((in 48 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

1.0

Aug 2, 2025

Unethical Scientific Egos

Scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary, benefits, people in other departments were amazing. Can really just collect a paycheck without working hard. Looks good on resume for future job prospects.

Cons

Managers will adhere to a stealth layoff process during re-orgs if you are marked for termination or deemed not a culture fit (you speak up). My managers created an incredibly toxic environment for multiple people so they can leave and justify their role replacement. I was hired and never even given a fair chance to succeed the entire time. Incredibly discouraging and eye opening experience overall. Just really shady place without any real culture or psychological safety efforts or ability to grow in the role/company. The money was simply not worth it at all.

3.0

Jul 21, 2025

I’ve had better

Senior scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Low stress and flexible working hours

Cons

Staff career is not looked after. Very frequent re-orgs and silent mass layoffs.

2.0

Jun 9, 2025

Terrible culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay and reward is significantly better than non-pharma

Cons

The culture is the worst I’ve ever experienced in any organisation, by some way. It is individualistic, anti-collaborative and relentlessly inhuman. There is a shocking lack of accountability and rampant ‘slopey shoulder’ syndrome. Advancement and preferment is driven by favoritism - either you’re on the good list or you’re not. If not, your time is limited. The CEO communicates regularly about business performance. As he should. But he literally never communicates about anything else. This is most glaringly obvious when it comes to the company’s culture. His silence on this speaks volumes. The ability to do good work is further hampered by the lack of a coherent IT strategy. There’s a bizarre willingness to let a thousand flowers bloom and an internal market that drains business area budgets with no accompanying accountability for how the $$$ are spent. A shocking experience to have worked there.

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