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 786 reviews)); "Good benefits when your employer doesn't actually have an issue when you use it." ((in 763 reviews)); "Good work life balance in the sales department of school and higher education but not in other areas" ((in 383 reviews)); "Work life balance is pretty good and your schedule can be very flexible with options to work from home." ((in 330 reviews)); "I had great boss and colleagues" ((in 214 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 367 reviews)); "Management was poor and unfair at times" ((in 366 reviews)); "Low salary and hard" ((in 258 reviews)); "Lots of layoffs happening and being replaced by someone from India to cut costs." ((in 201 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

60% would recommend to a friend

(7,751 total reviews)

Omar Abbosh

59% 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 7,751 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

Feb 25, 2017

Factions within management = storming between teams

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Pros

A lot of good people work here. Many will go out of their way to meet a timeline. I found support when the pressure was on.

Cons

Management consists of factions/fiefdoms. Management cannot make incredibly simple decisions like what tool to use(their answer= all of them), who needs to pay for the tool, who is going to admin the tool, nor how to use the tools. Pushback occurs on any standardization attempts or attempts to become more efficient. Each team acts like it is not part of an enterprise operation. Handoffs and productive collaboration between stakeholder groups is poor or is simply non-existent.

1.0

Nov 8, 2016

Worst company ever

Anonymous employee

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Pros

I cannot think of one

Cons

worst leadership that was ever implemented, the CIO and CISO should have been fired long ago NO Technology knowledge at all they have driven IT into the ground.

3.0

Nov 1, 2016

Like the band playing on the Titanic

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Decent pay and benefits, nice people with good intentions.

Cons

The work is drying up. They don't seem to know how to handle the reality that most of what they sell can be obtained through other sources that are fre.

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