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 (132) , 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?

"Good benefits when your employer doesn't actually have an issue when you use it." ((in 788 reviews)); "Most people at Pearson are great to work with and want to do the right thing." ((in 783 reviews)); "Good work life balance in the sales department of school and higher education but not in other areas" ((in 383 reviews)); "They also offer flexible work from home options and summer Friday's which is a HUGE perk." ((in 330 reviews)); "Great work ethics and culture" ((in 252 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 358 reviews)); "Low salary and hard" ((in 268 reviews)); "there were many layoffs while I was there; although I didn't get laid off myself." ((in 211 reviews)); "Many leaders including line managers do not interact with their teams." ((in 173 reviews)); "Poor leadership and ongoing flip flopping on direction of company make it a less than desirable workplace." ((in 151 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

(7,746 total reviews)

Omar Abbosh

57% 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 7,746 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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5.0

Feb 9, 2013

Great place

Maintenance specialest

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Relax, the have great benefits. Management works with you

Cons

The digital age will hurt my location but not the company. Wish the was a little more overtime straight 40 hours

1.0

Feb 8, 2013

Would definately warn people if they were offered a job between Pearson and somewhere else then go somewhere else!!!

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Started out as a very good Company to work for. Ok pay, nice benefit package as far as vacation time, etc.

Cons

When Customer Service was in Columbus, Ohio I felt sorry for the people there losing there jobs as they opened Customer Service in Lebanon, Indiana and those people lost their jobs. Now, the folks in Lebanon, Indiana are beginning to lose their jobs. They don't keep the "little people" informed of the bigger picture only Upper Management is really aware. Just like this deal with Pearson Education and IBM. I bet there were very few CSR's aware of everything that was starting to happen in 2002 with them.

4.0

Feb 4, 2013

A wonderful place to work if your willing to work hard.

Publisher's representative

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Pros

Amazing benefits, access to upper level management and transition to other positions

Cons

Glenview office is hard to get to on public transportation

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