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 (257) , Director (175) , Associate Director (169) , Sales Representative (162) , Scientist (143) , Intern (124) , 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 756 reviews)); "Good work life balance and working hours are flexible" ((in 636 reviews)); "Great work envirnment and people to work with!" ((in 506 reviews)); "There is a great culture in Canada and globally we have an exciting pipeline of products that is coming" ((in 451 reviews)); "Good pay and ambient good" ((in 306 reviews))

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

"Direct line management was poor in some cases." ((in 234 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 123 reviews)); "slow career progression based on the structure of the company" ((in 66 reviews)); "Not much opportunity to grow , awful 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.

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AstraZeneca reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(7,921 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 7,921 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

May 23, 2011

managers play favorites and spend most of thier time trying to suck up to their bosses

Pharmaceuticals sales specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They will hire inexperienced reps out of college

Cons

They will hire inexperienced reps out of college who they pay much less and only put in enough time til they realize they can make more working for some other company. They used to be interested in hiring people with experience which strengthens the overall team. Instead we experienced reps dont make our team quotas because of the greeness of our team mates

3.0

May 18, 2011

Good folks at headquarters but in California folks are lazy and untrustworthy

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good opportunities when not working with California site. Headquarters site friendly and tolerate. At the California site you can a few really good technical and personable people to associate with.

Cons

Working in California site is difficult due to ex aviron employees still at medimmune. These aviron folks ruin the culture and work ethic at this site. New good people usually stay a few years to try and change culture, but have continued to fail and then move on to better things.

4.0

May 16, 2011

Great experience entering as a Entry level Rep

Pharmaceutical sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work/Life Balance is great..If you are just entering sales, this would be a good company to start with. They are open to giving people with no experience a chance.

Cons

Compensation package really sucks, bonuses are horrible, not sure about current pipeline

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