Is Nielsen a good company to work for?

Nielsen has an overall rating of 3.0 out of 5, based on over 10,280 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 7% 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 630 reviews)); "A great culture to learn and grown also the global feel enables one to learn and thrice alot!" ((in 505 reviews)); "good work life balance and quality of work" ((in 451 reviews)); "Benefits are good and so is pto" ((in 288 reviews)); "flexible working hours and can work from home" ((in 261 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 463 reviews)); "low pay given the work and effort you put in" ((in 341 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and no stability." ((in 169 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

Nielsen reviews

3.0

39% would recommend to a friend

(8,210 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 8,210 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

1.0

Aug 14, 2012

Outsourcing Jobs

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Paycheck is deposited on time

Cons

Terrible cut throat environment and many coworkers jobs are getting outsourced over seas. This company is part of the big problem in the US, outsource jobs to get the P&L looking better no matter what damage it does to families or the economy. Pitiful company that should go the way of all greedy self serving companies, away for the good of all.

1.0

Jul 23, 2012

Morale at Nielsen at an all time low

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Remote working; flexibility of schedules

Cons

No pay raises for employees who get excellent reviews and poor communication about the process; no opportunity for advancement; no recognition for people who work hard; revolving door of excellent employees leaving the company because of frustration of having poor managers; no recogniton; lowest morale I have ever seen.

3.0

Jul 17, 2012

The work and resources are interesting, but the tools fail frequently and the environment/morale are poor.

Senior research analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, interesting work topics, good networking opportunities, great work-life balance, opportunities to move to other groups, fascinating research possibilities.

Cons

Compensation is extremely low for the industry, morale is generally poor and much of the young talent quickly loses enthusiasm due to mediocre treatment, positive written and verbal feedback rarely turn into positive financial/merit returns, environment is very quiet/anti-social.

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