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 (132) , 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 790 reviews)); "Good benefits when your employer doesn't actually have an issue when you use it." ((in 756 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 325 reviews)); "Great colleagues and work that is very meaningful" ((in 220 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 368 reviews)); "Management was poor and unfair at times" ((in 355 reviews)); "Low salary and hard" ((in 266 reviews)); "Constant reorganizations and layoffs have led to poor revenue." ((in 209 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

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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

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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

1.0

Feb 13, 2015

Large Company in a downward spiral, moving too quickly, making bad decisions

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits good not great; less and less each year Some great middle managers Some flexibility in work hours and working from home

Cons

Changes occurring too often, too quickly and without a defined plan. Culture has done a 360 over the last couple years; great to obsolete. Losing a lot of good people. Most of the new opportunities, roles, jobs were not available for all employees to review or apply to.

2.0

Jan 29, 2015

Was a great place to work until the reorganization that was rolled out in 2014

Senior marketing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not much lately. Best thing is they let you work remotely.

Cons

Three different designations of marketers leading to a constant cluster-you-know-what. Corporate culture shoved down your throat till you gag. Has become huge and impersonal and doesn't act or feel any longer like the company I started working for years ago. ZERO career development and opportunities to move around inside the company unless you are in sales.

3.0

Nov 7, 2014

Online Learning Software Development and Hosting Professional

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good smart people. Good products being developed. For the most part the employees care about the customer.

Cons

Recent reorgs have caused serious angst, dysfunction at the lower levels. Large political battles being fought at the higher levels. Worried the end result may be worsening customer experience and a significant reduction in product quality. Used to feel like a start-up/small shop mentality - now has turned into huge, bureaucratic organization.

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