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 3.5 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 280 reviews)); "2. Pay & Benefits: I think the benefits are good and I like my salary." ((in 198 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 146 reviews)); "Flexible working hours like work from home" ((in 111 reviews)); "Good work culture is good" ((in 99 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 189 reviews)); "Salaries are low and annual increments are based on peer review rather performance" ((in 135 reviews)); "most managers do things for the "sake of doing" instead of injecting real meaning into the actions they take" ((in 94 reviews)); "Not great in annual salary increase and no bonus." ((in 65 reviews)); "Poor leadership for the project is common." ((in 44 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

(3,830 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

3.5

Career opportunities

Parexel has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 3,830 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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3.0

Mar 9, 2026

New Leadership making horrible changes

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Parexel used to be a great place to work until Rob Goodwin came in and started making horrible changes.

Cons

There is a new CEO who is changing lots of things at the company to create a hustle culture like where they came from. This includes moving to a "billable hours" model which will result in essentially taking away yet another week of vacation from employees. In the past 2 years they have already taken away 20 hours of sick leave and implemented RTO with no limit but essentially it had an invisible limit that management enforced which took a week away from long term employees compared to what the company used to give. Company is also letting US employees go to outsource to cheaper Countries. It's very sad to see this disheartening change to a company that used to be a great place to work. All they care about now is money.

Parexel Response

2mo

Thank you for sharing your feedback and for your many years of dedication to Parexel. We recognize that transitions can be difficult; your concerns about how these changes impact our culture and employee experience are important, and they deserve a thoughtful conversation. If you'd like to discuss directly, please reach out to me at Tom.McGoldrick@Parexel.com.

5.0

Mar 6, 2026

All company process is good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work-life balance, Career growth and learning

Cons

The company has a very high level of liquidity.

4.0

Mar 6, 2026

Good work culture

Data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Managers are really kind and helpful. Good work culture.

Cons

Work life balance is ok.

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