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 improved by 1% over the last 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 (331) , 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 (72)

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 634 reviews)); "A great culture to learn and grown also the global feel enables one to learn and thrice alot!" ((in 514 reviews)); "good work life balance and quality of work" ((in 436 reviews)); "Good benefits (Medical and 401K)" ((in 287 reviews)); "Flexible work from home and night shift allowance provided" ((in 270 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 461 reviews)); "low pay given the work and effort you put in" ((in 354 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and no stability." ((in 176 reviews)); "Finance Leadership was poor." ((in 118 reviews)); "Long hours are expected of you and very rarely recognized (depending on your role)." ((in 116 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.

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3.0

39% would recommend to a friend

(8,195 total reviews)

David Kenny

42% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.1

Culture & values

3.1

Compensation and benefits

2.7

Career opportunities

2.6

Senior management

Nielsen has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 8,195 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

3.0

Jan 9, 2017

Membership Representative

Membership representative

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company card, travel, bonus opportunity

Cons

Low salary... I trained in Tampa and for 9 months I had very little support

2.0

Jul 7, 2016

Not a job for the long term.

Membership representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work from home, flexibility in daily schedule, company car, laptop, & iphone, medical/dental/life insurance.

Cons

The job itself. Having to drive/battle traffic several hours each day to reach the selected homes, and then try to recruit families to participate in the Nielsen TV Ratings is an inherently dangerous, tedious and frustrating. It entails relentless stalking people at their homes in the hopes of imposing a sales presentation on them about the "benefits" of being a Nielsen family, which are few indeed. In this day and age most people are immediately suspicious, unwelcoming, and put off by having some stranger show up at their home unannounced to solicit participation in an archaic and increasingly irrelevant TV audience measurement service.

1.0

Mar 2, 2016

Used to be a good company but not anymore

Field representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company vehicle, cell and computer

Cons

Work life balance, poor management, poor pay

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