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 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 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 (135) , 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 (42)

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 782 reviews)); "Good benefits when your employer doesn't actually have an issue when you use it." ((in 758 reviews)); "Good work life balance in the sales department of school and higher education but not in other areas" ((in 387 reviews)); "Work life balance is pretty good and your schedule can be very flexible with options to work from home." ((in 345 reviews)); "Great colleagues and work that is very meaningful" ((in 219 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 361 reviews)); "Low salary and hard" ((in 256 reviews)); "Constant org restructuring & layoffs over past 5 years that will continue for coming future" ((in 199 reviews)); "Many leaders including line managers do not interact with their teams." ((in 167 reviews)); "Poor leadership and ongoing flip flopping on direction of company make it a less than desirable workplace." ((in 150 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

(7,729 total reviews)

Omar Abbosh

57% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

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3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

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 7,729 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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4.0

Feb 24, 2026

Good but pay needs to be higher

Test scorer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The job is good and typical of most seasonal test scoring jobs. However, this is on the low end for pay, especially when requiring a college degree.

Cons

Low pay compared to similar companies

4.0

Feb 20, 2026

Great team but as a whole this company is meh

Editorial administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great team with a very laid back attitude & always willing to teach you how to do something. Great benefits with tuition reimbursement (with no commitment to stay x amount of years), nice amount of PTO, and

Cons

You have to be assertive to grow in and out of your role. They won't naturally whisk you into meetings to learn the ropes of what they're doing which is a bummer

3.0

Feb 20, 2026

Poor growth

Data analytics and automation specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stable enough if you are from a technical background and are contributing alot technically to the business by automations or building ETL pipelines for various use cases

Cons

Less Salary Poor growth Layoffs every year

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