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 (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 852 reviews)); "Blackrock has some great people working very hard in most departments and provides solid operational support." ((in 686 reviews)); "good work life balance but now with 4 days in the office it is much harder" ((in 452 reviews)); "Good benefits and wokr enviroment" ((in 390 reviews)); "Interesting work and some great colleagues" ((in 174 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 249 reviews)); "Long hours and not much help" ((in 232 reviews)); "Poor management with too many silos" ((in 195 reviews)); "Low salary and too corporate." ((in 173 reviews)); "Bad managers can result in terrible experience." ((in 116 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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3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(6,561 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 6,561 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

1.0

Oct 17, 2010

micro-management and general lack of empowerment unless you are in the "inner circle"

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

biggest asset manager in the world broad range of products and some blue-chip clients "one BlackRock" architectural model kind of impressive (though often not followed)

Cons

decisions are taken far away in NY without consulting the people who know what they are doing staff are not empowered to act on their own and independent thought is discouraged (I found out the hard way) technology is very old-fashioned and variable quality presenteeism culture especially in the US terminal short-termism in IT planning

4.0

Oct 6, 2010

Good place for college graduates

Developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You'll get beefy projects that are important right from the start. They don't mess around and give you trivial work. The pros of this is obvious: you won't be bored, you'll have opportunities to learn and grow,, and you'll make a pretty good amount right after college.

Cons

The downside of course is that you'll often work long hours. People are expected to come in at 8:30 (others are 7:30 AM), and expected to work until 7 PM.

1.0

Oct 4, 2010

Controlled, Full of Politics

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Only Good brand for Resume

Cons

Full of Politics Do what you asked to do Dont think out of the box 10 men controlling the company from Top to bottom Dont think out of the box Your idea - keep it with you, dont share Dont care what experience or expertise you bring to the company as outsider Communication SUCKS Armature way to run corporate IT No respect to employee Management always looking down on employees No career development

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