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 (1002) , Associate (946) , 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 851 reviews)); "Blackrock has some great people working very hard in most departments and provides solid operational support." ((in 685 reviews)); "good work life balance but now with 4 days in the office it is much harder" ((in 436 reviews)); "Good benefits and time off." ((in 376 reviews)); "paced environment with a lot of learning 2) Colleagues are smart 3) Great brand to have on your resume" ((in 183 reviews))

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

"long hours and lack of work" ((in 229 reviews)); "Poor management with too many silos" ((in 192 reviews)); "Low salary and too corporate." ((in 168 reviews)); "Bad managers can result in terrible experience." ((in 111 reviews)); "Compensation is low and not transparent" ((in 106 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

(6,580 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 6,580 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

4.0

Apr 9, 2013

Good place to work, but could be better

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lot's of work coming to edinburgh office, moving to a new larger building. The company is working hard to buy back it's own stock. You can learn a lot while here. They support a lot of charity work

Cons

Being part of a successful team just gets more work dumped on you with little notice. Senior managers and managers want to look good to their superiours by taking on parts of the business from other offices without actually speaking to you. Blankrock have taken over BGI and lost oa large portion of the BGI knowledge. Systems are lacking

3.0

Apr 7, 2013

Top reputation & good career opportunities but significantly below average compensation

Vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Caliber of people and diversity of backgrounds - Challenging, interesting job opportunities offering great deal of experience/learning opportunity - Strong reputation, good for CV and career advancement - Work/Life balance is better than at Investment Bank - Good culture and working climate

Cons

- Bureaucratic, inflexible structures inside company - Poor monetary reward for individual accomplishments and top performance, e.g. below industry-average pay and limited bonus potential compared to Investment Banking or Hedge Funds - not in line with reputation and top performing employees, most uneven bonus distribution (anything below Managing Director reward is peanuts plus warm handshake) - Systems are entirely in-house (no transfer of knowledge) and inefficient

3.0

Apr 6, 2013

Great reputation but figuring out new direction

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Access to any type of research you can imagine. Wall Street firm with a great reputation. Name recognition across the street

Cons

Office politics, weak middle management, confusing re-orgs are frequent, can feel too big, lack of sense that performance is rewarded (more about politics)

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