Does Axel Springer pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Axel Springer employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Axel Springer. This rating has decreased by 19% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Axel Springer?

48% of Axel Springer employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Axel Springer 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.6 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Axel Springer?

Redakteur (13) , Software Engineer (11) , Working Student (8) , Werkstudent (6) , Intern (5) , Product Manager (5) , Business Development Manager (4) , Manager (4) , Senior Software Engineer (4) , Controller (3) , Data Engineer (3) , Editor (3) , Internship (3) , Investment Manager (3) , Marketing Manager (3)

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

"Good benefits" ((in 10 reviews)); "Great Office Building" ((in 8 reviews)); "Tolles Team, Toller Arbeitgeber, Viele Möglichkeiten" ((in 8 reviews)); "Good work life balance" ((in 6 reviews)); "Flexible Arbeitszeiten, HomeOffice, Vertrauensarbeitszeit" ((in 4 reviews))

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

"training & development" ((in 3 reviews)); "Bad management." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Axel Springer layoffs in 2026?

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

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Axel Springer reviews

2.8

48% would recommend to a friend

(107 total reviews)

Mathias Döpfner

21% approve of CEO

18% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Work/Life balance

2.8

Career opportunities

2.7

Diversity & inclusion

2.7

Compensation and benefits

2.6

Culture & values

2.3

Senior management

Axel Springer has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 107 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Axel Springer employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

Ratings by demographic groups

Gender

Disability

Reviews by job title

107 reviews

1.0

Feb 24, 2026

Scammers

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Remote People is not paying our pending payments of $33,000 after multiple follow ups they are not responding and not paying our pending payments

Cons

Don't trust at all full of fake people and scammers

1.0

Feb 5, 2026

data scientists used for reporting only

Data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some colleagues create a nice working environment

Cons

certain roles are often demoted to tasks specific of other less specialized roles (for example data scientists assigned only to reporting)

3.0

Dec 1, 2025

Not bad

Controller

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great team, good working atmosphere if you keep your socialist opinions to yourself

Cons

I don't see any cons

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