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?

"Most people at Pearson are great to work with and want to do the right thing." ((in 791 reviews)); "Good benefits when your employer doesn't actually have an issue when you use it." ((in 778 reviews)); "Good work life balance in the sales department of school and higher education but not in other areas" ((in 378 reviews)); "They also offer flexible work from home options and summer Friday's which is a HUGE perk." ((in 330 reviews)); "Great colleagues and work that is very meaningful" ((in 224 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 375 reviews)); "Management was poor and unfair at times" ((in 360 reviews)); "Low salary and hard" ((in 255 reviews)); "Massive layoffs and reorganizations year over year over year." ((in 203 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.

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3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(7,739 total reviews)

Omar Abbosh

56% approve of CEO

49% 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 7,739 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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2.0

Jun 20, 2008

Oh dear....

Pomissor technical support

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Pros

The people there are okay. Easy to talk to/get along with. The benefits are reasonable with healthcare and eye tests included.

Cons

Management is very inept and incompetent at all levels. No career progression, job roles arfe very dull and limited. The management are pen pushers who work to statistics and numbers without considering anything else. As long as all their figures are in place then nothing else matters. Most of the team leaders cannot lead seeing as they don't know anything about the job that the team is doing (especially the technical roles). I think this is common with a lot of offices in the UK - management are piss poor at best.

3.0

Jun 16, 2008

Great Benefits - but worth it?

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

benefits package is pretty good: ample vacation/personal/sick time, very flexible with balancing work/personal issues, good office location

Cons

poor communication, poor pay, often unfair in promotions and hiring of new employees

4.0

Jun 16, 2008

Pearson is a great place to work in an industry going through transformation

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Pearson is the world's leading education company, with leadership in its market that is redefining the industry. Pearson's products are in the hands of nearly every learner in a formal education system in the planet at some time in their lives, which is both a great privilege and an awesome responsibility. Pearson handles that well through its commitment to excellence, its philanthropic endeavors and its thrust forward in using technology to even the playing field for learners of all styles and backgrounds.

Cons

Pearson's excellence stems from its traditional publishing background. It has not yet figured out fully how it will play in the digital world, and there are still a lot of internal systems and behaviors that are rooted in the past.

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