Does Nielsen pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Nielsen employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Nielsen. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Nielsen?

39% of Nielsen employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Nielsen 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Nielsen?

Analyst (332) , Manager (222) , Membership Representative (191) , Director (160) , Senior Analyst (144) , Software Engineer (123) , Research Analyst (120) , Field Representative (117) , Intern (115) , Senior Manager (103) , Research Executive (88) , Data Scientist (86) , Research Interviewer (79) , Senior Research Analyst (78) , Senior Software Engineer (73)

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

"People are great and mgmt always keeps us posted on latest changes from the top...even though the change seldom trickles down." ((in 625 reviews)); "The Culture at Nielsen is great and allows you to enjoy walking into work every day" ((in 530 reviews)); "good work life balance and quality of work" ((in 448 reviews)); "Good Benefits and generous vacation/personal time off" ((in 273 reviews)); "Flexible work from home options." ((in 272 reviews))

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

"Salaries are low vs. comparable roles at a client organization or with other consulting firms." ((in 457 reviews)); "low pay given the work and effort you put in" ((in 349 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and no stability." ((in 177 reviews)); "Finance Leadership was poor." ((in 118 reviews)); "Long hours are expected of you and very rarely recognized (depending on your role)." ((in 115 reviews))

What are employees saying about Nielsen layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Nielsen locations?

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3.0

39% would recommend to a friend

(8,206 total reviews)

Karthik Rao

Not enough data to show CEO approval

32% positive business outlook

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Nielsen has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 8,206 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Nielsen employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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8K reviews

5.0

May 6, 2011

Great opportunities for innovating, learning and growth

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very client centric company Opportunity to be involved with cutting edge technology and futuristic trends in consumer behaviour People always ready to share and help

Cons

Project prioritisation and resource allocation is fuzzy and leads to flawed project execution at times. Tough industry (Market research) even though Nielsen is the leader in most markets - lot of margin pressure, cost cutting drives and quality issues

2.0

Apr 30, 2011

good but tests one's endurance

Research interveiwer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The training was fun and exciting compared to the job after training.

Cons

Seems like an air conditioned sweat shop!

2.0

Apr 27, 2011

The opposite of Simple Open Integrated

Client manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great opportunity for cross functional learning. Industry Leader in market research. opportunity for advancement if willing to move around.

Cons

senior leadership out of touch with how to make impactful changes. continued outsourcing affecting quality of deliverables. pushing employees to nickle n dime clients. contstantly ask for ideas for improvement but no action is ever taken against them.

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