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 (258) , Director (176) , Associate Director (171) , Sales Representative (163) , 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?

"Good benefits through a benefit fund including private healthcare and pension" ((in 735 reviews)); "Good work life balance and inclusivity" ((in 621 reviews)); "Money and people are great" ((in 510 reviews)); "There is a great culture in Canada and globally we have an exciting pipeline of products that is coming" ((in 453 reviews)); "Good pay and ambient good" ((in 313 reviews))

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

"Direct line management was poor in some cases." ((in 227 reviews)); "This leaves lots of employees adrift while the ones lucky enough to have a good manager thrive." ((in 143 reviews)); "Leadership is poor and not direct." ((in 121 reviews)); "Slow Career Progression & decision making" ((in 69 reviews)); "long hours.I had always wanted to work here but the reality did not live up to my dream." ((in 48 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

(7,931 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 7,931 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

1.0

Jul 10, 2017

Worth the money?

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary, benefits, surroundings, colleagues, interesting

Cons

Bullying, blame culture, too IT reliant,

2.0

Mar 9, 2017

A "sales job" with very little to do with selling anything

Pharmaceutical sales specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay is decent and the job is inconceivably easy. A pharma rep that tells you they work hard is either extremely naive about what it means to work or is a very dishonest pharma rep.

Cons

Instability of the company and industry is the worst part. I can't imagine going back to an industry where layoff worries are a constant concern. Stay away from this industry.

2.0

Feb 16, 2017

Major Culture Change

Lead technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Culture changing as a result of new people joining the company at the higher levels and bringing in new ideas. - AstraZeneca benefits (the ones that have started are generally nicer than the older Medimmune ones)

Cons

Culture change is having negative side effects on lower level employees: - Moral is low and many employees have left for other area companies - Workers are paid a target of ~80% of the average for someone in there role in the area (per companies own compensation report given to each employee) - Shift sizes shrinking in order to focus on lean manufacturing and company is not filling positions as they open (including business critical positions such as lead and supervisor) - HR cannot explain policies when asked to do so (e.g. "How many vacation hours do I earn and when do I earn them because suddenly my paycheck shows something different?")

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