Does GSK pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, GSK employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at GSK. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at GSK?

79% of GSK employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated GSK 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at GSK?

Intern (257) , Director (245) , Manager (216) , Project Manager (184) , Industrial Placement Student (179) , Sales Representative (178) , Senior Scientist (148) , Investigator (145) , Medical Representative (123) , Internship (113) , Estagiário (103) , Scientist (100) , Associate Scientist (98) , Senior Manager (91) , Business Analyst (73)

What are the pros of working at GSK according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits for permanent employees are good and add up." ((in 986 reviews)); "the company has a great culture and that applies to more than just surrounding your work." ((in 812 reviews)); "GSK is well recognized in the industry and you get to work with some really great people." ((in 804 reviews)); "Very social and good work life balance" ((in 731 reviews)); "Only a good Salary and site" ((in 409 reviews))

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

"Bad manager will get all your hard work as his and leave bad stuff to you" ((in 158 reviews)); "Until recently senior leadership refused to listen and partner with employees to increase performance." ((in 142 reviews)); "Slow career progression and advancement." ((in 100 reviews)); "Senior management is horrible and don't care about the field." ((in 83 reviews)); "bad upper management." ((in 71 reviews))

What are employees saying about GSK layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about GSK layoffs and their outlook for job security at GSK in 2026.

What are the top reviewed GSK locations?

Saint-Amand , Évreux , Rueil-Malmaison , Paris , Marly , Mayenne , Lille , Rouen , Toulouse , Laval , Lyon , Saint-Étienne , Rennes , Privas , Belfort , Les Ulis , Marne-la-Vallee

GSK reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(10,660 total reviews)

Luke Miels

86% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

GSK has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 10,660 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The GSK employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutique et biotechnologie industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

11K reviews

2.0

Feb 12, 2020

Garbage in, garbage out

Senior marketing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice people for the most part and beautiful office. Good benefits.

Cons

Epitome of icky corporate culture at its worst. Fake, back-stabbing, leadership that act like sheep. Speak out against the grain and you risk being reprimanded or pushed out. The emphasis on transparency is complete and utter BS- people tiptoe around the truth. Unbelievably difficult to get information you need to get the job done at such an “innovative” organization. People are not open to change or doing things differently- everything is for optics. I have never worked with a more incompetent HR team, either. Totally siloed organization in a poor strategic position.

GSK Response

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Thank you for taking the time to provide details regarding your experience. GSK reaffirms its commitment to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability or sexual orientation. We encourage you to contact us via our Speak Up channel https://gsk.i-sight.com/landing-page/ to provide more specific information so that we may look further into the concerns that you have expressed.

3.0

Oct 22, 2019

DMPK

Senior scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The medical benefits were great

Cons

Reorganization every 2 to 3 years in the research side. Some areas are hard for career development. Some management who were there for decades are stuck in old culture and not adapting to the new ways of working and supporting employees to evolve.

2.0

Aug 2, 2019

Worst Culture ever experienced

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

That I got made redundant when I did

Cons

I've never known any company I have worked for in my 40 years to blatantly encourage their teams and employees to be competitive towards each other so much so that its unbearable to work with some people. Constant back side kissing becomes boring after a while and just shows distaste towards the company and shows that they encourage poor behaviour

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