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 708 reviews)); "Money and people are great" ((in 515 reviews)); "There is a great culture in Canada and globally we have an exciting pipeline of products that is coming" ((in 464 reviews)); "Good pay and ambient good" ((in 312 reviews)); "Good salaries and lot of stability" ((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 229 reviews)); "This leaves lots of employees adrift while the ones lucky enough to have a good manager thrive." ((in 147 reviews)); "Leadership is poor and not direct." ((in 117 reviews)); "slow career progression for entry level employee" ((in 63 reviews)); "long hours.I had always wanted to work here but the reality did not live up to my dream." ((in 47 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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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

2.0

Mar 3, 2011

Good place to making a living, not good place to accomplish your growth goal

Associate scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Enviroment, standard benefit package, job safety is good in current overall stagnate market. Largest Bio-pharma in the area, good revenue to maintain the operation.

Cons

Too much work related stress, very few promotion opportunities for people lower than scientist level, not enough recognition and reward, work-life balance is bad,

3.0

Mar 1, 2011

Stagnation

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Good salary -Lots of work -Friendly people -Bonuses provided -3 weeks sick time allowed -Nice cafeteria -Teleworking available -excellent suburban location

Cons

A tough enviroment to work in. I have seen good people leave in an effort to resurrect their careers. No shuttle on campus to the various buildings or to the Metro--difficult to reside in DC unless you drive in.

4.0

Feb 25, 2011

Great

Supply chain intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work recognition and opportunity to work with various departments

Cons

Times I was out of work

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