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?

78% 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?

"Good benefits and share scheme is good" ((in 989 reviews)); "the company has a great culture and that applies to more than just surrounding your work." ((in 820 reviews)); "GSK is well recognized in the industry and you get to work with some really great people." ((in 776 reviews)); "Very social and good work life balance" ((in 721 reviews)); "Only a good Salary and site" ((in 393 reviews))

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

"Poor management and some fake values" ((in 302 reviews)); "Bad manager will get all your hard work as his and leave bad stuff to you" ((in 155 reviews)); "Until recently senior leadership refused to listen and partner with employees to increase performance." ((in 139 reviews)); "Slow career progression and advancement." ((in 95 reviews)); "Senior management is horrible and don't care about the field." ((in 86 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

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4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(10,659 total reviews)

Luke Miels

85% 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 10,659 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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11K reviews

5.0

Jul 14, 2017

Great company

Lab analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very clear aims and objectives for individual employees, great structure for planned development

Cons

Some hugely inept middle management with shockingly poor people skills.

3.0

Jul 12, 2017

GlaxoSmithKline R&D

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Reasonable pay and benefits for a large corporate.

Cons

Constant re-orgs and redundancies. Difficult to get promotions. Awful annual review process.

1.0

Jul 6, 2017

Social Organisation

Supply chain

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very high belief and alignment on GSK values esp. patient focus Compensation - pay not commensurate to work but higher Very internal looking organisation from growth and improvement standpoint

Cons

Bureaucratic Slow / Poor execution capability / Poor decision making capability Operating as NGO/Social organisation and not as business Standards not commensurate to market or patient requirement Global decisions/directions rolled across all markets Poor project execution capability - Bangalore new factory would be a marvel in creation (Making Taj Mahal and not a factory) Contract Workforce esp. in UK, US are like leech sucking value from the organisation Frequent organisational changes without complete assessment of impact Racist

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