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 854 reviews)); "Blackrock has some great people working very hard in most departments and provides solid operational support." ((in 691 reviews)); "good work life balance but now with 4 days in the office it is much harder" ((in 437 reviews)); "Good benefits and time off." ((in 382 reviews)); "paced environment with a lot of learning 2) Colleagues are smart 3) Great brand to have on your resume" ((in 172 reviews))

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

"Long hours and not much help" ((in 228 reviews)); "Poor management with too many silos" ((in 200 reviews)); "Low salary and too corporate." ((in 163 reviews)); "Bad managers can result in terrible experience." ((in 115 reviews)); "Compensation is low and not transparent" ((in 95 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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3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(6,572 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 6,572 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

Oct 12, 2024

Certain depts are better than others for culture and flex working.

Reporting analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The firm is moving to new office in Edinburgh in early Q1 25. Its a nightmare to get to so beware if you are looking to join soon.

Cons

The culture from the top down isnt good in a certain dept. In a certain dept, an individual has favourites and if you are not in that circle, be sure your career will not go anywhere and your hard work will not be recognised. Working long hours is seen to be the norm and even if you do it, it often doesn't get recognised. There is a blame culture and simply working hard and doing your job well is not enough if above analyst.

1.0

Jun 26, 2024

Toxic culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible time off helps with work life balance

Cons

Toxic culture with managers who are bullies. HR not interested in dealing with issues

3.0

Feb 28, 2024

Used to be good, on the decline

Relationship manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work-life balance Flexible Managers with no micro management Big product so good learning opportunities Big name advantage in the market Good internal mobility opportunities

Cons

Compensation doesn't match the big brand name of the company Top-down culture with decisions thrusted on you rather than being discussed Dishonest in terms of company performance feedback - pays on the decline citing bad company performance while the CEO says quite the opposite in townhalls on the same day. Preference to people building good relations/ networking with managers over performance. Over demanding in work but underpaying during compensation discussions

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