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 783 reviews)); "Good benefits when your employer doesn't actually have an issue when you use it." ((in 765 reviews)); "Good work life balance in the sales department of school and higher education but not in other areas" ((in 378 reviews)); "Work life balance is pretty good and your schedule can be very flexible with options to work from home." ((in 334 reviews)); "Great colleagues and work that is very meaningful" ((in 214 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 381 reviews)); "Low salary and hard" ((in 266 reviews)); "there were many layoffs while I was there; although I didn't get laid off myself." ((in 207 reviews)); "Many leaders including line managers do not interact with their teams." ((in 164 reviews)); "Poor leadership and ongoing flip flopping on direction of company make it a less than desirable workplace." ((in 149 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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8K reviews

1.0

Aug 23, 2016

Oppressively Unhealthy and Depressing

Professional employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

- If there is work, it can be interesting. - The benefits are good. - Plenty of flexibility to work from home as needed.

Cons

- All processes are ridiculously complicated and convoluted. - So many processes/tasks are manual that in a healthy company would have been automated years ago. - This leads to an extraordinary number of errors. - Which in turn leads to few contracts being renewed, - so there is less and less work. - Employees are scared they'll be targeted for the next inevitable lay-off, so lots of negativity and stress amongst them. - Very small raises. - Laughable bonuses.

2.0

Jul 12, 2016

Pearson, still learning

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits aren't bad, 401k matching.

Cons

Lot's of turnover, company frequently exceeds revenue numbers but still constantly reduces budget.

3.0

Jul 1, 2016

A great company, gone way off the path.

Senior member of technical staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A lot of great people, interesting projects, and a clear meaningful contribution to society.

Cons

Too many projects do not learn from the previous projects and make all the same mistakes again. Plan up front instead of trying to retrofit after the fact. Craftsmanship is preached, but not actually supported. Too many good people let go or leaving since senior management changed, and it has gotten to the point where quality people are leery of working for them due to instability.

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