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.

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3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(7,746 total reviews)

Omar Abbosh

56% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

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3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

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 7,746 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 12, 2013

Good place to work, nice people, clear goals for most departments

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Good training and opportunity for advancement. Opportunities to become subject matter experts. Casual environment for the folks not facing customers directly. Opportunities to work with other departments and transfer to other departments if openings existed. Good benefits and OK compensation. Great customers to work with. Workout room on site was nice.

Cons

Salaries didn't seem to be market standard for some positions in the location and others were OK.

4.0

Jan 9, 2013

Great company to work for!

Development editor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work environment with good products and fantastic team members. Amazing benefits and a really good salary.

Cons

Management can be secretive and some managers seem to prevent reports from being promoted.

2.0

Jan 8, 2013

Middle management needs improvement; HR is a joke

Media project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good benefits - Good location, occasional events, etc. - Professional development if you choose to exercise it

Cons

- The worst HR department I have ever dealt with (local dept that is; national ESC is pretty good) - Ineffective managers retained and promoted - Inability to retain quality employees -- some were let go (???), some left because they weren't challenged - Micro-management. Goal posts constantly shifting. Upper level politics filtering down to new employees, tainting our performance and creating additional burdens during peak busy season - A hundred different data systems, most of which are antiquated but have a respectable face-lift. Different teams clinging to their technologies to stave off irrelevance

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