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 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at BlackRock?

Analyst (1003) , Associate (947) , Vice President (577) , Director (298) , 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 864 reviews)); "Blackrock has some great people working very hard in most departments and provides solid operational support." ((in 669 reviews)); "good work life balance but now with 4 days in the office it is much harder" ((in 445 reviews)); "Good benefits and always trying to improve." ((in 376 reviews)); "paced environment with a lot of learning 2) Colleagues are smart 3) Great brand to have on your resume" ((in 171 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 254 reviews)); "Can be long hours and intense" ((in 232 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 113 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.

BlackRock reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(6,582 total reviews)

Laurence D. Fink

82% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

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BlackRock has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 6,582 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

Aug 3, 2013

Soul sucking politics, little chance of advancement

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Can learn a tremendous amount

Cons

open collaboration is not encouraged or demonstrated by management. information hoarding is common. Many superbly qualified mid-career individuals (e.g., 30+ years old, PhD) stuck at "Associate" level for 3-5 years or more due to management reluctance to promote, despite the fact that promotions do not come with pay raises. Majority do not get salary increases.

2.0

Aug 1, 2013

Dead end for computer professionals

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Many smart, nice, "fire in the belly" folks remain in San Francisco, but the BGI days are long gone. Work-life balance is ok, but I was never a PAG analyst. Adequate health/vacation/401k benefits.

Cons

- Perl is considered strategic. cgi-bin is a plus. - Many critical C++ systems were written 10-15 years ago, and those developers are now the senior IT management cadre. Good luck attempting a critique of current systems. - Essentially impossible to add a column to a database table, so ad-hoc name-val structures are pressed into service in preference to relational schema evolution. - 1-3% annual salary increase - NYC management arguably inferior to the former SF/BGI management. - Lame Christmas parties, consisting of beer/wine/finger food, at the office, 4-6pm. The lack of humor is dispiriting.

3.0

Aug 1, 2013

overal is good.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

smart people, friendly environment and good position in the industry

Cons

cost saving centralized, pay is below industry average

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