Does Parexel pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Parexel employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Parexel. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Parexel?

75% of Parexel employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Parexel 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Parexel?

Drug Safety Associate (115) , Clinical Research Associate (96) , Project Specialist (94) , Project Manager (80) , Manager (67) , Research Associate (59) , Regulatory Affairs Associate (58) , Senior CRA (55) , Statistical Programmer (52) , Senior Clinical Research Associate (47) , Director (43) , CRA I (40) , Clinical Data Analyst (36) , Drug Safety Specialist (33) , Medical Writer (33)

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

"Good Work life balance and challenging" ((in 274 reviews)); "2. Pay & Benefits: I think the benefits are good and I like my salary." ((in 207 reviews)); "Many great people across the globe who are still motivated and are working hard to maintain a level of client trust and satisfaction." ((in 151 reviews)); "work from home is good." ((in 112 reviews)); "Working time is flexible and colleagues are great" ((in 107 reviews))

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

"Poor management whose only solutions were to say 'yes' to clients and their immediate superiors and push implementation on staff below" ((in 194 reviews)); "Salaries are low and annual increments are based on peer review rather performance" ((in 131 reviews)); "most managers do things for the "sake of doing" instead of injecting real meaning into the actions they take" ((in 95 reviews)); "Slow to promote and develop employees Pay is low" ((in 82 reviews)); "There is no bonus and hikes are very less." ((in 63 reviews))

What are employees saying about Parexel layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.8

75% would recommend to a friend

(3,831 total reviews)

Peyton Howell

78% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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4.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.5

Senior management

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

Parexel has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 3,831 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Parexel 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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2.0

Dec 16, 2011

Very frustrating place to work

Senior software engineer

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Pros

The benefits package is excellent, with a "cafeteria style" system that lets you pick what you want from a selection. The salary is ok. We've had reasonable pay rises, but that seems to vary across depts.

Cons

In 1 word PAREXEL. Our corporate overlords have instilled an unhelpful attitude in all their minions. This leads to level over non-cooperation, people unwilling to be flexible, lack of people willing to take the initiative & so-one. I'm left feeling like I'm the only who cares about my job. I get no feedback from management. It takes 6 months to decide what my goals are for the year and then I have to decide what they are.

2.0

Dec 5, 2011

Dead-end

Anonymous employee

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Pros

a great place to put your feet at the door if you want to work for a CRO a good level of cooperation between regional hubs and other offices

Cons

you can burn out quite fast due to the huge workload and lack of recognition significant difference in compensation between staff members dead-end positions the internal structure of the company (world-wide) is very inflexible salaries are not competitive at all, ridiculous "increases" for non-billable staff performance reviews are useless. results depend on your relationship with you manager as well as the promotions if you work fast and well, they give you even more things to do as a "recognition" and maybe a bar of chocolate... having already worked there, I cannot tell one single reason why I might consider going back...

2.0

Dec 1, 2011

place for people that aren't really interested in moving up.

Anonymous employee

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Pros

it's a big company to get your foot in the door if you are looking to get into clinical operations.

Cons

they are not really interested in people moving up. most positions are dead ends and if you want to move up to a CRA role you need to make a lateral movement and go through 4 different positions.

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