Does BlackRock pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, BlackRock employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at BlackRock. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at BlackRock?

68% of BlackRock employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated BlackRock 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at BlackRock?

Analyst (1000) , Associate (944) , Vice President (577) , Director (298) , Summer Analyst (158) , Software Engineer (150) , Intern (131) , Financial Analyst (76) , Portfolio Manager (71) , Managing Director (64) , Business Analyst (55) , Administrative Assistant (47) , Summer Intern (43) , Associate Software Engineer (36) , Senior Software Engineer (36)

What are the pros of working at BlackRock according to real employee reviews?

"Great culture and very easy to connect with people both in and outside the office." ((in 848 reviews)); "Blackrock has some great people working very hard in most departments and provides solid operational support." ((in 670 reviews)); "good work life balance but now with 4 days in the office it is much harder" ((in 428 reviews)); "Good benefits and wokr enviroment" ((in 369 reviews)); "paced environment with a lot of learning 2) Colleagues are smart 3) Great brand to have on your resume" ((in 182 reviews))

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

"long hours and lack of work" ((in 228 reviews)); "Poor management with too many silos" ((in 193 reviews)); "Low salary and too corporate." ((in 164 reviews)); "Bad managers can result in terrible experience." ((in 115 reviews)); "Compensation is low and not transparent" ((in 104 reviews))

What are employees saying about BlackRock layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about BlackRock layoffs and their outlook for job security at BlackRock in 2026.

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BlackRock reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(6,570 total reviews)

Laurence D. Fink

83% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.4

Senior management

BlackRock has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 6,570 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BlackRock employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

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7K reviews

2.0

Sep 14, 2012

Interesting place

Vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some of the people there are pretty solid, you can expect to learn all the industry standard stuff, oh, and making pretty powerpoint charts.

Cons

The company now has 10000 employees, but it still feels like an old boys' club; with the few founders sitting on the top. You are either 'in' their circle or 'out'.

1.0

Aug 17, 2012

Not a good place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The salary and benefits are competitive.

Cons

Senior management go on about work life balance but in reality when you put in 50+ hours per week it still isn't enough and they want a lot more. Never before have I worked somewhere when I've been made to feel guilty regularly for only staying an hour and a half late. Poorly managed. Their long term solution to a problem is to throw more hours at it rather than solve the issue or put a process in place to improve. Seems to be the standard across the company. Lots of legacy systems, no continuity or link between them making processes very fragmented. Promotions seem linked to quantity of hours worked rather than quality and volume of work contributed.

5.0

May 17, 2012

Great Ride While it Lasted. Getting Rocky as Company is Restructuring. Hold On!

Vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Depending on the dept, they give healthy bonus but the salary is not competitive and raises are minimal. Good, recognizable, reputable company to put on your resume. They do hire best of breed talent and you will work with smart people but do not expect a life outside of work. Their motto, "One BlackRock" is becoming like the big financial corporations out there with lots of red tape to get things done. They are loosing sight on how they started off.

Cons

There are are clicks and you need to be in the senior management click to get recognized and promoted. If you're a worker bee and quiet, you will be looked over and will be given work no one wants to do. They promote work/life balance but expect you to do the work of 3 people so I question the validity of that statement.

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