Is Nielsen a good company to work for?

Nielsen has an overall rating of 3.0 out of 5, based on over 10,281 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months. 39% of employees would recommend working at Nielsen to a friend and 31% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Nielsen have been left by employees working as Intern , Customer Service Representative and Technical Account Manager .

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 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 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 630 reviews)); "A great culture to learn and grown also the global feel enables one to learn and thrice alot!" ((in 499 reviews)); "good work life balance and quality of work" ((in 440 reviews)); "Good Benefits and generous vacation/personal time off" ((in 277 reviews)); "flexible working hours and can work from home" ((in 273 reviews))

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

"Low salary because there are not many jobs out there comparable to what we do." ((in 473 reviews)); "low pay given the work and effort you put in" ((in 341 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and no stability." ((in 176 reviews)); "Long hours are expected of you and very rarely recognized (depending on your role)." ((in 114 reviews)); "Finance Leadership was poor." ((in 114 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?

New York , Chicago , Oldsmar , Tampa , Cincinnati , San Francisco , Dallas , Schaumburg , San Antonio , Los Angeles , Wilton , Atlanta , Columbia , Boston , Minneapolis , Parsippany , Washington , Baltimore , Seattle , Houston , Charlotte , Philadelphia , Emeryville , Lynchburg , Nashville , Sacramento , San Jose , Arlington , Phoenix , San Diego

Nielsen reviews

3.0

39% would recommend to a friend

(8,211 total reviews)

Karthik Rao

Not enough data to show CEO approval

31% positive business outlook

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Nielsen has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 8,211 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 Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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8K reviews

2.0

Apr 20, 2011

Imbalance between Sales/Account and Research

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Name recognition flexible work schedule casual atmosphere good/fun coworkers

Cons

low pay relative to work put in terrible benefits depressing work space researchers are relegated to support role for sale/account not enough money put into technology (wasted money on outsourcing tech support, which is pretty useless) tech functions are kept separate, when they should be more integral to research no training for managers who don't know how to handle staff lots of buzz words with no action static roles, where change to other job functions/verticals are discouraged senior management out of touch with day-to-day

1.0

Apr 14, 2011

It used to be a great place to work, but not since they decided to slowly outsource the entire company!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits are good, and they are very flexible. The experience is great, as you learn a variety of great skills.

Cons

They are outsourcing the place to India, and it is very evident that India(TCS) is now running Nielsen. I was just told this week how to run my department by a lead TCS contact from India, and senior management did not step in. They just let it happen. It's very sad to see this company fall apart. More and more clients are leaving and unhappy. Run for the hills!

4.0

Apr 13, 2011

Good place to work.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome culture, credibility in the industry, Amazing work ethics

Cons

Lot of growth opportunities available but the move isn't always smooth

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