Is Pearson a good company to work for?

Pearson has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 9,537 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

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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

4.0

Jan 25, 2016

Great place to work before the reorg

Associate editor

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Pros

Great structure and support for working from home; exceptional quality of materials; smart, talented people; and well-established processes

Cons

Work did get monotonous over time; restructuring has caused a lot of uncertainty and job insecurity; changed a lot of their full-time positions to being only contract/freelance; eliminated entire high-functioning teams during reorg with no evaluation of individual performance

1.0

Jan 15, 2016

Always Coping

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

-the people at Pearson are great. I've made life-long friends at Pearson -the benefits are great, if a bit expensive, and of course they get better the longer you're there (more vacation days) -great locations

Cons

-endless restructuring over at least the past 5 years -people are let go and no announcements are made. Basically they just let those left behind slowly figure it out -no team spirit. Everyone wants to protect what little remains of their little fiefdoms at the expense of cooperation across groups -the employee self-assessment process is a joke and has been retooled endlessly over the past several years. Currently no one can get more than a 3 out of 5 unless you're getting that person a promotion -the culture and values of the company as expressed on paper are not what is experienced in everyday life there anymore, they're just slogans that mean nothing

3.0

Sep 2, 2015

Loved it for Many Years

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

I loved working for Pearson for many many years. I always felt that we were cutting edge and very excited to be part of it all. Wonderful experienced driven people who are all now out in the world helping other companies be great!

Cons

Pearson lost its way in 2012 and beyond. They let go most of their digital team, but then the textbook people kept saying their were going digital. Crazy.

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