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 (941) , 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 868 reviews)); "Blackrock has some great people working very hard in most departments and provides solid operational support." ((in 670 reviews)); "good work life balance but now with 4 days in the office it is much harder" ((in 445 reviews)); "Good benefits and wokr enviroment" ((in 375 reviews)); "paced environment with a lot of learning 2) Colleagues are smart 3) Great brand to have on your resume" ((in 168 reviews))

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

"Can be long hours and intense" ((in 229 reviews)); "Poor management with too many silos" ((in 196 reviews)); "Low salary and too corporate." ((in 168 reviews)); "Poor managers who are just in the right place right time to be promoted (got in early)." ((in 111 reviews)); "Compensation is low and not transparent" ((in 103 reviews))

What are employees saying about BlackRock layoffs in 2026?

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Item: BlackRock
Rating: 2
Author: Recruiter

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(6,567 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 6,567 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

2.0

Nov 22, 2010

A great place to be an MD... but if you're in IT...keep looking...

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

the Pay...that is really it now a days....

Cons

Work life balance is a joke at the new post merger BlackRock...and it's getting worse... Do more with less and do it longer and do it on the weekend...don't think smart...just work hard and for many hours... The new post merger BlackRock basically is consumed by politics, cost cutting and the bottom line at the expense of technology and people. they basically do not want their IT staff to be smart and work smart...they want you in the office...60 hours a week...waiting for something to happen.

4.0

Nov 20, 2010

BlackRock is solid company employing many talented and intelligent people. Hard work and intelligence are rewarded

Vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Co-workers, career options, and advancement possibilities.

Cons

BlackRock has a reputation for underpaying employees.

2.0

Nov 18, 2010

Buy out led to horrible cultural change. Definitely no longer a top company to work for in the SF Bay Area.

Recruiter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company to work at if your goal is to gain financial services . If you can land a Director level role or higher the bonuses are great.

Cons

Arm chair/hierarchical/top down management style by East Coast baboons. In the buy out they brought nepotism and increasingly incompetent east coast workers into strategic management roles.

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