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 been stable over the past 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 (262) , Director (180) , Associate Director (171) , Sales Representative (164) , Scientist (144) , Intern (125) , Project Manager (119) , Business Analyst (96) , Manager (96) , Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist (88) , Medical Science Liaison (MSL) (85) , Consultant (82) , Senior Consultant (82) , 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 782 reviews)); "Great work envirnment and people to work with!" ((in 530 reviews)); "There is a great culture in Canada and globally we have an exciting pipeline of products that is coming" ((in 469 reviews)); "Good pay and treated great" ((in 288 reviews)); "Good salaries and lot of stability" ((in 269 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 150 reviews)); "Leadership is poor and not direct." ((in 119 reviews)); "slow career progression based on the structure of the company" ((in 62 reviews)); "Not much opportunity to grow , awful upper management" ((in 50 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.

AstraZeneca reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(7,967 total reviews)

Pascal Soriot

89% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

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AstraZeneca has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,967 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).

Reviews by job title

8K reviews

5.0

Jun 24, 2025

Employee centric

Analytics manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay good work life balance good career growth lot of learning opportunities

Cons

Very comfortable to contribute and grow and one would end up never moving out of the organisation

4.0

Jun 21, 2025

Ambitious company with promising pipelines

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I was in a medical department, and they have many promising drug pipelines. Jobdesc per roles are very defined well, especially to distinguish between departments.

Cons

With such ambitions, they should also equip the manager level employees with people-managing skills to lower employee turnover rate. They should also adjust the workloads to be more realistic.

4.0

Jun 21, 2025

Good

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Mature and empowering organisation to work for

Cons

Hard work and if you cannot hack it then don’t go there

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