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 787 reviews)); "Good benefits when your employer doesn't actually have an issue when you use it." ((in 771 reviews)); "Good work life balance in the sales department of school and higher education but not in other areas" ((in 386 reviews)); "Flexible work from home sometimes schedule." ((in 332 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 364 reviews)); "Management was poor and unfair at times" ((in 361 reviews)); "Low salary and hard" ((in 261 reviews)); "Constant reorganizations and layoffs have led to poor revenue." ((in 206 reviews)); "Many leaders including line managers do not interact with their teams." ((in 167 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

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 7,751 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

1.0

Aug 8, 2018

How the mighty have fallen

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

At one time this was the best job I'd ever had - full of vibrant people, doing amazing things. The company was exploding with growth, the pay was great, the work/life balance was amazing, the benefits were fabulous.

Cons

Ever since the change of CEO a few years ago, this company has been in a death spiral. The culture has grown ever more corporate and cutthroat, with endless rounds of layoffs becoming the norm. Even the rockstars are getting cut for no reason, engendering a culture of fear and apathy. Departments and teams don't work well together even after multiple corp-wide re-orgs. Because of this, customer-critical issues can linger for days, or even weeks. Internal business systems are slow and clunky at best, and more often broken and actively impeding your job duties. Give this company a hard pass unless you are desperate.

2.0

Jul 17, 2018

Wasn't told I was let go

Web assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

While I had the web assistant position I was really happy and loved my job.

Cons

Bad communication! I was let go without being told. I went to work the next day and found out that I was revoked access from the system I was working in. I was confused so I emailed the manager I was working for and got no response. I was later told by the person who recruited me that I was terminated.

2.0

Jul 2, 2018

Cannot recommend under any circumstances - company is going downhill

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

- Honestly, you'll see quite a few reviews for Pearson citing the good nature of some of the employees - these people are telling the truth. If it wasn't for the fact that I had bills to pay, I would have left Pearson within 6 months. However, my co-workers made everything so much better. While you obviously won't get along with everyone, having genuinely caring co-workers makes a rather dreary situation feel so much better. - The lunch options are usually okay - I will say that management DOES want you to succeed but they're so overworked because of layoffs and other bureaucratic nonsense that they don't have much time to sit down with you to go over goals and expectations.

Cons

- The company appears to be going downhill, quickly. Pearson is playing the ultimate game of catch up in the digital learning sphere and I wonder if they will ever succeed in this undertaking. - The compensation is absolutely laughable and promotions are nonexistent because most positions are being outsourced. Many people have been promised promotions only to have their positions outsourced. This is a terrible, terrible look for the company and morale is low because of it. - Layoffs are commonplace at Pearson - this is obviously very bad for morale. - The internal systems and databases we used are ancient and, therefore, never really work. I do think these are being upgraded though. Whether or not those upgraded systems will work is yet to be seen. - If you're looking for a management position, be prepared to work 7 days a week. The work/life balance for higher-ups is nonexistent.

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