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 (180) , CRA I (162) , 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 work life balance and all good" ((in 370 reviews)); "Good benefits although they gave decreased over the last 10 years since I started working at this company." ((in 369 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 158 reviews)); "Managers were great and always open to place you somewhere else if you weren't happy in the current role." ((in 152 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 210 reviews)); "No bonus in the strategic solutions side and promotions harder to achieve as need embedded employer agreement" ((in 187 reviews)); "Low pay and highly reliant on client investments" ((in 173 reviews)); "Has absolutely no career progression and the pay is a good $5" ((in 57 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

(5,299 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 5,299 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

2.0

Apr 22, 2020

Good Place to Get Experience, but Nothing More

Clinical research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to start a career in research and get your foot in the door.

Cons

The office is very political and management picks favorites. This makes it extremely challenging to move up in the company solely based on experience.

1.0

Aug 3, 2019

Profit over people

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company has previously acquired a number of organisations with talented people and brands that were leaders in the space with good global reach.

Cons

Unsustainable people business model that focuses solely on the “numbers” at the expense of supporting talented people achieve and sustain future growth in their areas by working together (Extensive travel restrictions, high workloads, lack of investment in people and very high team turnover).

2.0

Jul 22, 2019

Dedicated Staff...Poor Leadership

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People within operations are very hard working. Opportunity to work with some very skilled/knowledgeable people. Depending on the projects you are assigned there can be the opportunity for growth. The company has a lot of potential with some very talented staff, however please see cons below.

Cons

Poor work-life balance for many personnel. Various departments understaffed yet expected to compensate with over hours. Senior leadership do not show any genuine regard on staff wellness or addressing the current work-life imbalance. There are some very talented people leaving the organisation due to stress or burn out. Poor performers are too easily tolerated along with suspected cronyism in certain positions.

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