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?

"Most people at Pearson are great to work with and want to do the right thing." ((in 776 reviews)); "Good benefits when your employer doesn't actually have an issue when you use it." ((in 768 reviews)); "Good work life balance in the sales department of school and higher education but not in other areas" ((in 382 reviews)); "Flexible work from home" ((in 337 reviews)); "I had great boss and colleagues" ((in 222 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 373 reviews)); "Management was poor and unfair at times" ((in 361 reviews)); "Low salary and hard" ((in 279 reviews)); "there were many layoffs while I was there; although I didn't get laid off myself." ((in 209 reviews)); "Many leaders including line managers do not interact with their teams." ((in 164 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.

Pearson reviews

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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8K reviews

4.0

Jan 31, 2013

Good company to work for

Senior technical project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Growth company. Sales team knows what they are doing. Good IT team developing cutting edge tools for business and clients.

Cons

Too much red tape sometimes. Processes should work for giving you stability and control not stopping you on making progress.

2.0

Jan 31, 2013

College Grads-Dont Work Here

Faculty and field services representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you are looking for a career, then I would highly recommend not working here. During the interview process, they promise you the world of opportunities in career advancement, but that is not the case. They require a bachelors degree, but basically you work in a call center dealing with disrespectful sales reps and professors over the phone. The management, in my opinion was very unprofessional. They conducted yearly reviews where you talk about your career goals, but these "yearly reviews" were totally a mask, the management could care less about your career goals. Do not let the fact that you will be working for "Pearson" fool you, its a call center. If you have other job offers, then I highly recommend gong with the other job or you will get "stuck" in FFS.

Cons

The benefits were great! PTO right away.

4.0

Jan 30, 2013

Overall pretty positive, but Pearson needs to quickly adapt to the changing market

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Resources, a global network, many opportunities to move around. Good benefits.

Cons

Safe and comfortable culture. Distributed offices means no real company culture. Not moving fast enough to industry changes.

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