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 (263) , Director (180) , Associate Director (172) , Sales Representative (164) , Scientist (145) , Intern (125) , Project Manager (119) , Business Analyst (96) , Manager (96) , Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist (88) , Medical Science Liaison (MSL) (85) , Senior Consultant (84) , Consultant (82) , 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 757 reviews)); "Good work life balance and working hours are flexible" ((in 637 reviews)); "Money and people are great" ((in 516 reviews)); "There is a great culture in Canada and globally we have an exciting pipeline of products that is coming" ((in 457 reviews)); "Good pay and ambient good" ((in 293 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 146 reviews)); "Leadership is poor and not direct." ((in 117 reviews)); "slow career progression based on the structure of the company" ((in 67 reviews)); "long hours.I had always wanted to work here but the reality did not live up to my dream." ((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.

AstraZeneca reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(7,981 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 7,981 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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8K reviews

4.0

Jul 27, 2017

Rewarding work

Senior supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Total compensation is top notch (base pay, differential, and annual bonus). The company is willing to invest in not only equipment but their employees. Management follows through and limits surprises. They try to be as transparent as possible which I respect. Integrity is very important at this company and they actually try to get to the root cause of any issue rather then place blame on their employee's. Everyone I ever worked with there were absolute professionals who really showed passion for what they do.

Cons

The Frederick facility needs to mimic the Gaithersburg site( i.e. fitness center and cafeteria).

4.0

Jul 14, 2017

Stay away from BSO group.

Senior administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company, nice people to work for.

Cons

Always some rotten apples in management with too much politics. Performance reviews make no sense for non managers. Company going through some troubles with every year restructure.

1.0

Jul 14, 2017

AZ "values"

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay is fantastic

Cons

Management is extremely untrustworthy and gets away with doing anything wrong while the employees get cut for making ONE mistake. Some of management have dip in their mouth on the production floor where open product is exposed. Very biased on their hiring process.

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