Does ICON pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, ICON employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at ICON. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at ICON?

64% of ICON employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated ICON 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at ICON?

Clinical Research Associate (236) , Project Manager (192) , Clinical Trial Assistant (CTA) (181) , Senior CRA (179) , CRA I (161) , Clinical Trial Manager (115) , Clinical Trial Assistant (110) , Project Associate (108) , Study Start-Up Associate (73) , Drug Safety Associate (72) , CRA (70) , Senior Clinical Research Associate (69) , In House CRA (61) , CRA II (56) , Clinical Research Associate II (54)

What are the pros of working at ICON according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits although they gave decreased over the last 10 years since I started working at this company." ((in 366 reviews)); "There are really great people that work for ICON and I love being in the team that I am in." ((in 242 reviews)); "Great team work and I feel like I can talk comfortably around everyone I work with" ((in 163 reviews)); "Managers were great and always open to place you somewhere else if you weren't happy in the current role." ((in 140 reviews)); "Great colleagues and FM very supportive." ((in 134 reviews))

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

"Poor management with no vision." ((in 219 reviews)); "For all this reasons trying to make career starting as SMA requires many years of hard work and low salaries." ((in 213 reviews)); "No bonus in the strategic solutions side and promotions harder to achieve as need embedded employer agreement" ((in 181 reviews)); "Low pay and highly reliant on client investments" ((in 170 reviews)); "Very heavy workload and they are doing lots of layoffs to long term loyal employees in the US and Canada then re" ((in 53 reviews))

What are employees saying about ICON layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about ICON layoffs and their outlook for job security at ICON in 2026.

What are the top reviewed ICON locations?

Buenos Aires , Munro , San Isidro

ICON reviews

3.5

64% would recommend to a friend

(5,296 total reviews)

Barry Balfe

55% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

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ICON has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 5,296 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ICON employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Farmacéutica y biotecnología industry (3.5 stars).

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5K reviews

4.0

Apr 17, 2017

Business Development

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Good people to work with and for

Cons

There was little work-life balance for most positions because of the nature of the work.

4.0

Mar 31, 2017

Learned alot

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good management, good co workers, relaxed environment. Work life balance is very important. Very helpful, great opportunity to learn about project management.

Cons

There isn't much room for growth and advancement. The experience among co workers varies greatly. Sometimes work goes unnoticed, no bonuses.

5.0

Mar 22, 2017

Great place to work

Senior clinical research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interpersonal relationship with colleagues, transparency, great atmosphere.

Cons

High pressure to achieve the highest possible number of days on site for the CRA positions.

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