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

Mar 18, 2011

Good place to launch a career in Pharma Sales

Pharmaceutical sales specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to start your career in Pharma Sales Great products with solid research in comparison to other companies in the industry Great Benefits

Cons

Micromanaged Bonus structure (at least in the past) was not very representative of actual sales effectiveness Very little attempt to incorporate different sales styles to create unified sales teams

3.0

Mar 14, 2011

Great environment if you value worklife balance.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good flexible work arrangements are available.

Cons

The company is very sensitive to the needs of stockholders and responds accordingly; namely workforce reduction.

2.0

Mar 9, 2011

Was once a patient and employee first company, now shareholder first company

District sales manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Leadership development program. Great benefits.

Cons

The patient no longer comes first and selling has become more of a robotic function where asking the customer what his/her needs are, is out of the question. AZ has gone back to messaging thinking that this is what their customers want to hear. Any value added services for the customers have been eliminated. Morale is down significantly and many, many good people have left the organization.

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