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 787 reviews)); "Good benefits when your employer doesn't actually have an issue when you use it." ((in 772 reviews)); "Good work life balance in the sales department of school and higher education but not in other areas" ((in 379 reviews)); "Work life balance is pretty good and your schedule can be very flexible with options to work from home." ((in 324 reviews)); "Great colleagues and work that is very meaningful" ((in 220 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Pearson according to real employee reviews?

"low pay; usually never hear from anyone in the company unless you do something wrong" ((in 359 reviews)); "Management was poor and unfair at times" ((in 354 reviews)); "Low salary and hard" ((in 262 reviews)); "Constant reorganizations and layoffs have led to poor revenue." ((in 206 reviews)); "Many leaders including line managers do not interact with their teams." ((in 163 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

(7,734 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 7,734 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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3.0

Mar 12, 2010

Flexible work but customers can be tough

Freelance editor for cyberedit.com

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Pros

If you can get into a rhythm, it's not hard to crank out an essay and critique in 2-3 hours. That would net you about $15/hr on average. You can work from anywhere, as long as you have internet access.

Cons

I had a great track record and a lot of my customers gave me the highest feedback ratings possible but one customer disliked my work, complained, and I got a harsh rebuke and wasn't paid for the work I did. I felt that was over the top given my track record adn given that the work I did for that customer was the same as my other highly-rated work.

3.0

Mar 9, 2010

standardized test essay section scoring

Scorer

Recommend

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Pros

The schedule is flexible and project based, good for retired people or stay at home moms who don't want to work year round.

Cons

No background check is required, they take just about anyone who claims they have a college degree to score. There are 2 15minute breaks and a 30 minute lunch break, otherwise you work all day in silence and monotony.

1.0

Mar 6, 2010

Use to be a good place to work, is now terrible!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pearson offers great benefits The work itself is very interesting; very talented colleagues Global business offers valuable experience

Cons

Company has grown way too fast Sr. management is totally out of touch with middle management and line level employees Sr. mgmt focused entirely on making large end-of-year bonuses and in the process and refuse to hire the staff necessary to support the growing business. Employees are working in a sweat-shop environment, with many putting in 12-14 hours days. Qualify has dropped dramatically as staff is pushed to do far more than humanly possible. Morale is rock-bottom. Very much a "good old boys club"

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