Does BlackRock pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, BlackRock employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 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?

69% 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 (1006) , Associate (948) , Vice President (578) , Director (299) , Summer Analyst (158) , Software Engineer (151) , Intern (131) , Financial Analyst (76) , Portfolio Manager (71) , Managing Director (64) , Business Analyst (55) , Administrative Assistant (47) , Summer Intern (44) , 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 845 reviews)); "Blackrock has some great people working very hard in most departments and provides solid operational support." ((in 677 reviews)); "good work life balance but now with 4 days in the office it is much harder" ((in 451 reviews)); "Good benefits and wokr enviroment" ((in 384 reviews)); "paced environment with a lot of learning 2) Colleagues are smart 3) Great brand to have on your resume" ((in 181 reviews))

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

"The pay is low and the level of responsibility is poor." ((in 256 reviews)); "Long hours and not much help" ((in 231 reviews)); "Poor management with too many silos" ((in 199 reviews)); "Low salary and too corporate." ((in 167 reviews)); "Bad managers can result in terrible experience." ((in 111 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

69% would recommend to a friend

(6,588 total reviews)

Laurence D. Fink

82% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Culture & values

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.4

Senior management

3.4

Compensation and benefits

BlackRock has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 6,588 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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Reviews by job title

7K reviews

4.0

Aug 20, 2016

2016 Intern

Intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The business is unbelievably broad and it's easy to get exposure to a ton of different areas, even within the course of an internship, simply by meeting other people around the firm.

Cons

Politics are killer, and so many parts of the business feel like they are slow moving and not connected to the firm's true purpose. You'll need to be really into the work to feel excited about what the firm does.

5.0

May 24, 2016

BlackRock Software Engineering Jobs

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fast growing company Biggest asset manager in the world. Best in class software system - Aladdin. Moving into new technologies.

Cons

Significant red tape and silos preventing innovation. Little training provided to people which would reduce operating errors.

3.0

May 23, 2016

Vice President

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work/Life Balance is above average Compensation and benefits are excellent Stable Senior Management Team (e.g. key top positions are company founders) and CEO is strong leader One BlackRock culture helps firm greatly helps operations of world's largest asset managers in terms of efficiency

Cons

San Francisco office opportunities are limited especially as leadership opportunities for legacy BGI businesses are being moved to New York. Firm's commitment to quantitative equity is tepid especially in terms of marketing/product strategy. One BlackRock culture isn't always conducive to innovation and optimal business performance especially trying to shoehorn the fundamental and quantitative equity business more and more under the same umbrella for product strategy.

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