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, 3.5 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 (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 790 reviews)); "Good benefits when your employer doesn't actually have an issue when you use it." ((in 769 reviews)); "Good work life balance in the sales department of school and higher education but not in other areas" ((in 368 reviews)); "flexible work from home schedule" ((in 328 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 371 reviews)); "Management was poor and unfair at times" ((in 360 reviews)); "Low salary and hard" ((in 259 reviews)); "Constant layoffs and reorganization." ((in 208 reviews)); "Many leaders including line managers do not interact with their teams." ((in 167 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

56% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

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3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

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 7,734 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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2.0

Mar 10, 2016

Senior Acquisitions Editor

Senior acquisitions editor

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Pros

Smart, kind, talented co-workers Great benefits and competitive salary Ability to work from home

Cons

CEO John Fallon has no vision for how to transition the company into the digital age, which has resulted in regular restructurings, constant lay-offs, and poor employee morale. He's completely disconnected from his employees. There's no path for growth.

3.0

Mar 3, 2016

Years of trying to get ahead of the digital curve and what...?

Senior user experience manager

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CEO approval

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Pros

Diverse, passionate and progressive coworkers. Everyone pretty much felt like they were contributing to a greater purpose. Benefits and ability to work from home.

Cons

Constant reorgs, even when Marjorie was CEO, keeps everyone guessing and job roles moving so by now, nobody is confident in their decision making abilities. Lots of managing "up" on behalf of the mid-managers, so the worker bees tended to be pretty disconnected from what was expected of them.

3.0

Mar 3, 2016

Leadership Challenges

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The talented people working for Pearson is amazing. I had the opportunity to work with a great group and learned a great deal from them. Salary and benefits are good as well.

Cons

In the last restructure, it was all about favoritism, if you were in with a certain manager, you were kept. If not, you were let go. The talent they let walk out the door was shocking. No one looked at successes, talent, etc. The management team needs a complete overall in the Higher-Ed division.

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