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

Ratings by category

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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1.0

Aug 14, 2011

No Career Growth Need a body to get things done

Applications support engineer

Recommend

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Pros

Decent Health Care Plan 3 Weeks Pay Time Off when you start

Cons

PM are very demanding. They just need another someone to get things done. Management does not know how to manage the crazy demands. Management does not care about your career growth. Insufficient time in development results in low quality work Too Many PMs who does not know why the applications work

2.0

Aug 9, 2011

There were good times and bad

Project director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Home based opportunities, flexible schedule

Cons

Over worked, no work life balance, some line managers are inexperienced, promotions did not seem to be based on skill set.

3.0

Aug 7, 2011

Good company to work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It has a Good product with good technical areas Good vacation process Benefits - cab and lunch and insurance coverage good work life balance Easy access to management Good quality maintained in the work delivered

Cons

technologies involved are not latest very less or no opportunity to onsite a few management issues and the rest is ok

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