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, 3.1 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 623 reviews)); "A great culture to learn and grown also the global feel enables one to learn and thrice alot!" ((in 528 reviews)); "good work life balance and quality of work" ((in 444 reviews)); "Benefits are good and so is pto" ((in 278 reviews)); "flexible working hours and can work from home" ((in 274 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 467 reviews)); "low pay given the work and effort you put in" ((in 344 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and no stability." ((in 160 reviews)); "No repercussions for bad managers" ((in 127 reviews)); "Finance Leadership was poor." ((in 118 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?

Buenos Aires , Vicente López , Córdoba , Resistencia , Mendoza , Río Gallegos , San Salvador de Jujuy , Santiago del Estero , Dique de Ullum

Nielsen reviews

3.0

39% would recommend to a friend

(8,201 total reviews)

David Kenny

41% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

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Nielsen has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 8,201 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).

Reviews by job title

8K reviews

5.0

May 25, 2010

Proud to be part of

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work culture Nice people and management exposure to domain knowledge

Cons

offshoring development work to other country

5.0

May 22, 2010

Great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Best market research company to work for. Global pressence in over 100 companies. Great management team. Supportive peers. Very integrated company given plethora of services and products Nielsen offers

Cons

The downside of working at the Nielsen Company are the long hours. At times when there are client deliverables, you may have to work in the evenings and weekends. However, you get to learn how to work under pressure and also deal with difficult clients.

2.0

May 20, 2010

Could be better

Research executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great learning experience especially for fresh out of college graduates Company sponsored degreee programs especially post graduate studies. good work-life balance

Cons

The pay is pathetic. Having to deal with clients who do not seem to see any relevance in market research. Compromise of quality in bid to costs.

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