Is Pearson a good company to work for?

Pearson has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 9,536 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?

"Most people at Pearson are great to work with and want to do the right thing." ((in 774 reviews)); "Good benefits when your employer doesn't actually have an issue when you use it." ((in 768 reviews)); "Good work life balance in the sales department of school and higher education but not in other areas" ((in 385 reviews)); "Work life balance is pretty good and your schedule can be very flexible with options to work from home." ((in 327 reviews)); "I had great boss and colleagues" ((in 215 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 369 reviews)); "Management was poor and unfair at times" ((in 360 reviews)); "Low salary and hard" ((in 270 reviews)); "there were many layoffs while I was there; although I didn't get laid off myself." ((in 211 reviews)); "Many leaders including line managers do not interact with their teams." ((in 169 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

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3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(7,747 total reviews)

Omar Abbosh

57% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Senior management

3.0

Career opportunities

Pearson has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 7,747 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

5.0

Nov 10, 2013

amazing atmosphere, very supportive environment for personal development

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Pros

This is probably the best company I worked for. The atmosphere is amazing and my co-workers both same level and upper management were really supportive and good people to work with. It's a relaxed yet professional environment where you always have an opportunity for personal development and feedback was constructive so I really learnt a lot in a short period of time. Good work/life balance.

Cons

It happens in all big companies like Pearson - there were some communication issues between departments and sometimes ideas get lost in a process. The remuneration is not amazing compared to other companies but you get to travel a lot and that sort of makes up for it if have passion for travelling.

1.0

Oct 9, 2013

Employee stability and career prospects highly questionable

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Good environment supportive staff Takes interest in employees .

Cons

works on traditional and outdated working style excel , word etc , not an automated environment reporting is very tough , what you do gets lost , no employee software to report and track Indecisive Management ,cost cutting and sudden announcement to off roll on roll employees .A single resource made to manage work of ten resource .Lacks transparency . An unhygienic FMCG company environment and employee standard and treatment.

4.0

Oct 4, 2013

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Pros

No work pressure . Super work life balance.

Cons

Poor management system and very less hike.

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