Is Pearson a good company to work for?

Pearson has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 9,539 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months. 59% 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?

59% 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?

"Good benefits when your employer doesn't actually have an issue when you use it." ((in 783 reviews)); "Most people at Pearson are great to work with and want to do the right thing." ((in 779 reviews)); "Good work life balance in the sales department of school and higher education but not in other areas" ((in 394 reviews)); "flexible work from home schedule" ((in 324 reviews)); "Great work ethics and culture" ((in 264 reviews))

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

"low pay; usually never hear from anyone in the company unless you do something wrong" ((in 381 reviews)); "Low salary and hard" ((in 256 reviews)); "Constant layoffs and reorganization." ((in 202 reviews)); "Many leaders including line managers do not interact with their teams." ((in 164 reviews)); "Poor leadership and ongoing flip flopping on direction of company make it a less than desirable workplace." ((in 148 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

59% would recommend to a friend

(7,749 total reviews)

Omar Abbosh

57% 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 7,749 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

4.0

Sep 6, 2010

pearson education

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

pearson's benefits are good and they are good at acknowledging their employees and providing a very pro family work environment.

Cons

the company is huge and one tends to get lost in the shuffle

4.0

Sep 3, 2010

Decent temp job

Scorer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Day or evening shifts -Decent pay, overtime often available -Coworkers help each other out -Good system for gauging job performance

Cons

-Projects may not be consistently available -Tedious, repetitive work -Old, unreliable computer equipment -Monitors can't be adjusted, can cause eye or back strain

2.0

Sep 1, 2010

Good place to work if in Technology, but administrative support positions are not treated well.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Pearson VUE was very good about granting time off. The IT folks are the "super stars" of the company so they are treated well, and given lots of incentives to do well.

Cons

Very high stress environment. Has a culture of finger pointing and placing blame. Management would often leave employees out to dry if a decision wasn't well received by the Senior Leadership Team. Also, the Bala Cynwyd office was a satellite office so it was not considered in big decisions made by the main office in MN.

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