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 789 reviews)); "Good benefits when your employer doesn't actually have an issue when you use it." ((in 776 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 318 reviews)); "Great work ethics and culture" ((in 269 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 377 reviews)); "Low salary and hard" ((in 262 reviews)); "Constant reorganizations and layoffs have led to poor revenue." ((in 209 reviews)); "Many leaders including line managers do not interact with their teams." ((in 171 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.

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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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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 7,747 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 Audiovisual y medios de comunicación industry (3.7 stars).

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8K reviews

4.0

Jul 20, 2013

A great blend of education, publishing, and technology

Curriculum specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Employees have an opportunity to help develop and produce innovative digital course content for Grades K-12 while working with exceptionally talented teachers, developers, programmers, artists, editors, and audio/video teams.

Cons

Unfortunately, productivity is hampered by periodic company reorganizations (and layoffs) and by a lack of solid leadership from upper-level management.

2.0

Jul 16, 2013

A good place to work getting a little less good every day.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent benefits. Good people. Mostly.

Cons

Becoming more focussed on profit and less on actually putting out a good product. Despite what their marketing department will tell you.

2.0

Jul 15, 2013

Complete chaos, low salaries, poor direction

Senior graphic designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent benefits with many remote workers, providing some flexibility, if your manager approves it. Great central location in Boston that's easy to commute to. Great IT department.

Cons

Completely unstable, as there seems to be a constant reorganization happening with many layoffs. You know it's bad when executive management is leaving after many years in the company to work for competitors. Morale is steadily declining.

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