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 5% 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 792 reviews)); "Most people at Pearson are great to work with and want to do the right thing." ((in 779 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 338 reviews)); "Great colleagues and work that is very meaningful" ((in 218 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 368 reviews)); "Management was poor and unfair at times" ((in 355 reviews)); "Low salary and hard" ((in 263 reviews)); "there were many layoffs while I was there; although I didn't get laid off myself." ((in 200 reviews)); "Many leaders including line managers do not interact with their teams." ((in 169 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

(7,743 total reviews)

Omar Abbosh

56% 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 7,743 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

2.0

Oct 6, 2011

Squeezing my talent out for not compensation upon gained responsibilities, positive work and graduate education.

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

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Pros

Benefits are very good at Pearson, Salary is not bad. New telecommuting offered - if lucky to get on board with this program it provides a lot of autonomy and flexibility.

Cons

Management lacking in functional areas - that is, project managers not gifted as functional managers also act as functional managers. Don't expect to grow much or be respected and treated well by management.

2.0

Oct 6, 2011

Gained some good industry knowledge but employees are not a priority for this company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Business is profitable, people are generally nice. Everyone is generally very busy and there is opportunity to do productive work.

Cons

There is a lot of finger pointing from upper management, company is quick to dismiss people without realizing the knowledge they are losing.

4.0

Oct 5, 2011

Great place to work but limited growth options

Web production artist

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great people, great office location (no NYC commute), and nice perks (Cafeteria you'd actually want to eat in, Dry cleaners on site, etc)

Cons

They do not hire people permanently to avoid paying benefit costs. Limited growth opportunities. Really low salary.

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Squeezing my talent out for not compensation upon gained responsibilities, positive work and graduate education.

Gained some good industry knowledge but employees are not a priority for this company

Great place to work but limited growth options

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