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 7% 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 3.8 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 779 reviews)); "Good benefits when your employer doesn't actually have an issue when you use it." ((in 777 reviews)); "Good work life balance in the sales department of school and higher education but not in other areas" ((in 367 reviews)); "Work life balance is pretty good and your schedule can be very flexible with options to work from home." ((in 347 reviews)); "Great work ethics and culture" ((in 268 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 375 reviews)); "Low salary and hard" ((in 266 reviews)); "Constant layoffs and reorganization." ((in 210 reviews)); "Many leaders including line managers do not interact with their teams." ((in 165 reviews)); "Poor leadership and ongoing flip flopping on direction of company make it a less than desirable workplace." ((in 155 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

(7,750 total reviews)

Omar Abbosh

60% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

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 7,750 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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Reviews by job title

8K reviews

3.0

Apr 18, 2017

Program Manager

Program manager

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CEO approval

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Pros

They let you work autonomously - they do not micro manage you. There are lots of opportunities for advancement and movement.

Cons

They are executively run very poorly. They are reporting losses every year. The executive management has been in place for over 4 yrs of losses.

2.0

Nov 11, 2016

Project Manager

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work-life balance is respected, good benefits and competitive salaries made as incentives to remain in the company long term, great coworkers, dedicated people

Cons

Constant restructuring creates too much uncertainty, vision seems to change often, difficult to feel invested when employees don't know what's going to happen next. Employees get shuffled around like pawns. Basically, if you don't like where you're assigned, either look for another job or wait a few months for the next restructuring, because nobody cares about your career aspirations. That is, if you don't die of an "unproductive meetings" overdose beforehand.

2.0

Nov 6, 2016

Interesting Work; low pay

Anonymous

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits. Generous work-at-home policy. Smart hard-working people who want to the best they can.

Cons

Low pay. Management refuses to acknowledge poor compensation levels. Little room for advancement. 10% of workforce was laid off last winter with little regard to the performance of those individuals.

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