Is Pearson a good company to work for?

Pearson has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 9,542 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months. 60% of employees would recommend working at Pearson to a friend and 49% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Pearson have been left by employees working as Project Coordinator , Intern and Campus Ambassador .

Does Pearson pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Pearson employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Pearson. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Pearson?

60% of Pearson employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Pearson 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Pearson?

Test Administrator (193) , Project Manager (156) , Sales Representative (136) , Test Scorer (133) , Software Engineer (129) , Manager (126) , Enrollment Advisor (105) , Director (103) , Scorer (83) , Editor (69) , Product Manager (67) , Senior Software Engineer (61) , Remote Scorer (59) , Intern (44) , Customer Service Representative (43)

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

"Most people at Pearson are great to work with and want to do the right thing." ((in 786 reviews)); "Good benefits when your employer doesn't actually have an issue when you use it." ((in 763 reviews)); "Good work life balance in the sales department of school and higher education but not in other areas" ((in 383 reviews)); "Work life balance is pretty good and your schedule can be very flexible with options to work from home." ((in 330 reviews)); "I had great boss and colleagues" ((in 214 reviews))

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

"Low pay; promotions are impossible to get if you don't want to go into sales" ((in 367 reviews)); "Management was poor and unfair at times" ((in 366 reviews)); "Low salary and hard" ((in 258 reviews)); "Lots of layoffs happening and being replaced by someone from India to cut costs." ((in 201 reviews)); "Many leaders including line managers do not interact with their teams." ((in 166 reviews))

What are employees saying about Pearson layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Pearson locations?

Boston , New York , San Antonio , Austin , Iowa City , Columbia , Bloomington , Chandler , Hoboken , Orlando , Denver , San Francisco , Upper Saddle River , Chicago , Baltimore , Columbus , Centennial , Indianapolis , Glenview , Minneapolis , Durham , Atlanta , Dallas , Houston , Phoenix , Elk Grove Village , Old Tappan , Raleigh , Rancho Cordova , Los Angeles

Pearson reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(7,751 total reviews)

Omar Abbosh

59% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

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Pearson has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 7,751 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Pearson employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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8K reviews

3.0

Sep 19, 2016

Great vision, but poor management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

- on teams levels: talented developers, great Product Owners - perks: flexible working hours, foods, insurance, health care - changes may be good for Pearson but not for staff I still hope I'll back someday to Pearson as I value what they do - help people grow by teaching English.

Cons

- unclear job description, Scrum Masters are more like Project Managers (Pearson, name them PMs not SMs!) - unclear future of offices in Europe as Pearson outsource to Asia - upper managers do nothing - ongoing, newer ending restructurisation made inexperiened people (fav pets) to get senior positions; carieer oportunities are low unless you have friends or luck - sexist in IT - experienced people start to leaving

3.0

Sep 13, 2016

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Lead trainer & scoring director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Room for growth and opportunities. Mostly stable management and leadership. A lot of people who are committed to doing good work for the educational system.

Cons

A lot of seasonal work without a lot of notice as to when you will/will not be working.

4.0

Sep 11, 2016

Very nice work culture

Associate software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company is good as well as the employees. Not much work pressure and employee friendly environment. Good company to work with.

Cons

Salary is not up to the mark.

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