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?

"Benefits are good and a diverse pipeline to work on" ((in 755 reviews)); "Money and people are great" ((in 524 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 305 reviews)); "Salary is good and competive" ((in 283 reviews))

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

"Direct line management was poor in some cases." ((in 231 reviews)); "This leaves lots of employees adrift while the ones lucky enough to have a good manager thrive." ((in 149 reviews)); "Leadership is poor and not direct." ((in 117 reviews)); "Slow career progression in selected groups" ((in 72 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.

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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

2.0

Jul 1, 2015

Going downhill, fast

Diabetes sales specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good medicines to promote Good managed care coverage negotiated on meds

Cons

Always turmoil Managers are out of touch - every level of management has false realities and unrealistic expectations Below average compensation Lack of access budget Unnecessary busy work and admin duties - many as a result of poor IT, lot of tech issues as well as having to track down things in several places, generate your own viable reports, and repeat these tasks because it rarely works the first time! So much wasted time it's impossible to be efficient and productive Always a new project - nothing gets followed through

2.0

May 5, 2015

Changing times

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good product and good people. In the past allowed for individuals to determine how to manage their territories and achieve their goals.

Cons

slowly replacing all things MedImmune to all thing AZ. Losing respect and influence in offices due to new Big Pharma attitude.

3.0

May 4, 2015

Review

Lead technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company is growing so lots of opportunities & pay is pretty good

Cons

Have no real drive to keep good work/life balance for their employees, lots of politics and favoritism, no one in middle management seems to be held accountable for poor metrics, very little is done to improve and keep employees.

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Jobs at AstraZeneca

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