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 (1000) , Associate (940) , 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 840 reviews)); "Blackrock has some great people working very hard in most departments and provides solid operational support." ((in 683 reviews)); "good work life balance but now with 4 days in the office it is much harder" ((in 445 reviews)); "Good benefits and culture and FTO" ((in 364 reviews)); "paced environment with a lot of learning 2) Colleagues are smart 3) Great brand to have on your resume" ((in 173 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 193 reviews)); "low salary and bonus." ((in 165 reviews)); "Poor managers who are just in the right place right time to be promoted (got in early)." ((in 114 reviews)); "Compensation is low and not transparent" ((in 98 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

(6,560 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 6,560 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

May 11, 2010

Consider the role at the company, not just the company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Resume builder Large firm and growing

Cons

Technical job, not enough finance Lack of senior leadership; managers are all too inexperienced Lack of opportunity to grow and transfer within firm Lack of support and learning

1.0

May 8, 2010

why did Barclays have to sell BGI??

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

can be interesting work but too manic and not planned

Cons

Tech group is run by the abrasive BlackRock 'New York clique' - if youre not in that group then forget it. Good BGI people leaving frequently since the integration. BlackRock (as usual) focused too much on the technology and not the people, its a bit late now to make token gestures. The performance management process this year is a shambles (again not focusing on the people) - very little guidance and no cascading objectives. All in all a complete disaster for the San Francisco BGI people. Trading teams need a PMO to organize the many development teams

1.0

May 6, 2010

If your blood is red, run.

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Having a job. Wonderful people left over from mergers with Merril Lynch and Barclays Globals Investors. (Note that many of these are being terminated and are gleefully accepting severance. HR is amazed at the joyfull responses they are receiveing upon delivering the news.)

Cons

IT Senior management are a formidable clique which shuns consultants, and any outside input. This is a key reason that their "technology" is stuck in the 90's. The frustrating, sad, embarrassing thing is that they really think that they are the innovators. (Doubt me? ask any BlackRocker about the "Genie Tool bar".) No respect for the worker bee. This is a slave ship. The happiest day of my professional life came when I was told that my job was redundant and I had till Dec. 31, 2010 to pack my desk. :)

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