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 (259) , Director (176) , Associate Director (171) , Sales Representative (163) , Scientist (143) , Intern (125) , 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 751 reviews)); "Great work envirnment and people to work with!" ((in 513 reviews)); "There is a great culture in Canada and globally we have an exciting pipeline of products that is coming" ((in 442 reviews)); "Good pay and ambient good" ((in 308 reviews)); "Salary is good and competive" ((in 285 reviews))

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

"Direct line management was poor in some cases." ((in 233 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 121 reviews)); "slow career progression for entry level employee" ((in 71 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

(7,935 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 7,935 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

Nov 26, 2017

Poor management structure and leadership.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fantastic company benefits but would rather be happy at a job than have a great pension scheme. Holidays are also decent that’s about it really.

Cons

Appraisal system was used inappropriately to destroy how hard people worked. Building a relationship with the senior team was nothing short of a challenge. Most senior managers and team leaders etc are technically brilliant but lack true leadership skills. To much of us and them attitude etc that lead to low morale and trust issues. Don’t go in with an open mind and think of changing anything you will get shot down fairly quickly, it’s not what you know it’s who you know.

3.0

Nov 17, 2017

Great benefits package and people, frustrating work environment

Finance director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent benefits package on top of basic salary. Lots of good people trying hard to do the best they can to contribute to company targets. Pleasant work environment (in some buildings) and efforts being made on new surroundings.

Cons

Very little autonomy to make changes or get things done. Too much faceless back office and going around in circles with queries or issues. Morale is very low in some areas due to restructures and excessive workload. Top management doesn't care about individuals and is very insensitive about impact of restructuring changes made. HR effort is all focused on hiring and onboarding, there is very little support as an employee or people manager once in the company, as there are not enough HR business partners.

5.0

Nov 16, 2017

Project Manager

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent work/life balance, as long as you work it out with your manager. Executive Leadership is actually leading the company to scientific greatness - we're helping more and more patients - it's an exciting time to be a part of the organization

Cons

The constant re-orgs get tiresome.... even if there is no headcount reduction, we spend a lot of time trying to re-define how we work with each other

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