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?

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 (999) , Associate (938) , Vice President (575) , Director (298) , Summer Analyst (158) , Software Engineer (149) , 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 847 reviews)); "Blackrock has some great people working very hard in most departments and provides solid operational support." ((in 663 reviews)); "good work life balance but now with 4 days in the office it is much harder" ((in 447 reviews)); "Good benefits and culture and FTO" ((in 379 reviews)); "paced environment with a lot of learning 2) Colleagues are smart 3) Great brand to have on your resume" ((in 169 reviews))

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

"long hours and lack of work" ((in 235 reviews)); "Poor management with too many silos" ((in 199 reviews)); "Low salary and too corporate." ((in 174 reviews)); "Bad managers can result in terrible experience." ((in 119 reviews)); "Compensation is low and not transparent" ((in 103 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

(6,548 total reviews)

Laurence D. Fink

82% approve of CEO

68% 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

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Senior management

BlackRock has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 6,548 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

5.0

May 3, 2018

Awesome firm with lots of energy and stress

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This organization relentlessly strives to innovate. In spite of its size, the firm is impressively agile in detecting emerging trends in the market and adopting changes. Tons of intelligents people is a big plus. I can feel I constantly learn many valuable skill sets through interacting with them.

Cons

If you do not feel comforatable with fast changes and cannot handle stress, this firm is not your place.

3.0

Aug 20, 2017

Cut your teeth and get out

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- commitment to excellence - employees want to do things the right way - a desire to innovate - a lot of smart minds make for cool ideas - a true fiduciary - not a vampire squid

Cons

The rudest, most aggressive employees you will ever come across in your professional life. While it's a growing company, managing an extreme amount of wealth, this comes at a horrible cost. I've never worked anywhere where people are so quick to throw another under the bus. Not a collegial environment.

3.0

Jun 8, 2016

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

BlackRock has an incredible industry reputation, high bar of achievement and work ethic and fanatic approach to productivity. The environment is focussed on revenue, expenses and projected short-term growth. Relative to what is happening in the industry, downward margin pressure and potential consolidation, BlackRock has very competitive pay and benefits.

Cons

The culture has become very top-down in terms of decision-making. The cost of getting promoted is to wait until your "taken out" politically or continue to fight another day. A company with great potential and very, very smart people but misses completely on a culture of teamwork and collaboration. Innovation is on a downward trajectory because of the culture. The compensation isn't standardized and very opaque - while it's more generous compared to industry standards, the lack of transparency and consistency creates a divisive and back-stabbing culture.

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