Is Nielsen a good company to work for?

Nielsen has an overall rating of 3.0 out of 5, based on over 10,273 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 32% 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 been stable over the past 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, 3.0 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 625 reviews)); "The Culture at Nielsen is great and allows you to enjoy walking into work every day" ((in 530 reviews)); "good work life balance and quality of work" ((in 448 reviews)); "Good Benefits and generous vacation/personal time off" ((in 273 reviews)); "Flexible work from home options." ((in 272 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 457 reviews)); "low pay given the work and effort you put in" ((in 349 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and no stability." ((in 177 reviews)); "Finance Leadership was poor." ((in 118 reviews)); "Long hours are expected of you and very rarely recognized (depending on your role)." ((in 115 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

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3.0

39% would recommend to a friend

(8,206 total reviews)

Karthik Rao

Not enough data to show CEO approval

32% positive business outlook

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Nielsen has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 8,206 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).

Reviews by job title

8K reviews

2.0

Aug 26, 2019

Mid-level management is seriously lacking and infrastructure is too outdated

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A lot of good people work here

Cons

I never felt like Nielsen could deliver what they were getting paid for, but it is better than nothing (just not a lot of pride in what we could deliver)

Nielsen Response

6y

Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. We’re disappointed to hear that your Nielsen experience wasn’t a positive one, and we will consider your feedback as an opportunity to improve.

3.0

Oct 26, 2018

Great company - not for everyone

Membership representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The unmarked company vehicle is great. You are able to use it in your personal time as well. Having the ability to make your own schedule is nice too. If you like to drive and be in the car all day, this is a job for you. The management, in my experience seemed nice. Although you don’t ever really develop any sort of personal connection due to the fact that you work remotely. Management and team seemed to always be supportive of you meeting your goals each month. All in all, Nielsen has a great values and is a good company to work for.

Cons

Cold door knocking is bottom end sales. If you have any sales experience, either B2B, or B2C, look elsewhere. For best sales results, you’ll have to work evenings and weekends to find people at home. Nielsen, IS the industry, outside of this company, there are really no other growth opportunities within the TV/ Radio ratings research industry. Working remotely can be nice, but in this job it is less than ideal. You essentially spend 40 hours a week alone in your car going from address to address. Sometimes driving 100-200 miles a day. Also, as a salaried employee, you shouldn’t have to track your hours and turn in a time card. However at Nielsen, you do. And you have to get OT approval. Which doesn’t make much sense. Technology desperately needs to be updated. The marketing reps use to recruit homes is completely outdated, and embarrassing to present.

Nielsen Response

7y

Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. We are disappointed to hear that you didn't have a better experience at Nielsen. We are continuously assessing our performance and recognize there are areas we can improve upon. Your feedback will be shared with our internal teams.

3.0

Sep 21, 2018

VP, Operations

Vice president operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nielsen generally hires outstanding people- great collaborators, smart, customer focused regardless of your function. I worked here for many years and had many opportunities to grow.

Cons

Was a great company to grow with for many years but they have fallen behind in areas competition has excelled, namely technology/ managing/leveraging big data. Leadership got short sighted and gave the business away.

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