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 (999) , Associate (938) , Vice President (576) , 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 836 reviews)); "Blackrock has some great people working very hard in most departments and provides solid operational support." ((in 674 reviews)); "good work life balance but now with 4 days in the office it is much harder" ((in 458 reviews)); "Good benefits and wokr enviroment" ((in 360 reviews)); "Interesting work and some great colleagues" ((in 177 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 264 reviews)); "long hours and lack of work" ((in 233 reviews)); "Poor management with too many silos" ((in 196 reviews)); "Low salary and too corporate." ((in 160 reviews)); "Bad managers can result in terrible experience." ((in 115 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

(6,555 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 6,555 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

1.0

Dec 26, 2018

MicroManagement at it's worst

Future advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are no Pro's. Low Pay, empty promises. Full of pompous windbags

Cons

Title hierarchy driven. People are more concerned about their titles and climbing the ladder. This place is full of back stabbers. Terrible culture.

BlackRock Response

We appreciate you taking the time to provide this feedback. What you’ve described is not acceptable and is concerning to us. We hear your feedback and will work to address these issues.

2.0

Dec 14, 2018

Very Overrated and Would Not Recommend

Financial markets advisory analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Unlimited Vacation and sick days Good healthcare benefits Somewhat progressive culture relative to other large financial institutions Analyst program is a strong way to build your network

Cons

Compensation was really poor Management was unorganized, combative, and flat out awful Some managers are extremely unprofessional and violate HR rules consistently They let talent walk out the door frequently The management tries to sell the work as being interesting and related to finance, but it is neither There are often lulls in the workflow and there isn't a lot of learning that goes on The (Financial Markets Advisory) FMA group is a financial crisis legacy group that has 1/2 of the revenue it used to with 3x as many employees and all the smart people have left Exit opportunities aren't very good as you aren't doing any real finance work Other groups at BlackRock don't respect the FMA group as FMA is essentially Deloitte's consulting group at BlackRock

BlackRock Response

Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re disappointed to hear about your experience. Your comments and the behaviors you’ve described are concerning to us, we will take this feedback into account when addressing these issues

1.0

Nov 19, 2018

Highly political, not professional

Analyste

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great salaries and perks. Looks like a good place to work. A shame it is rotten.

Cons

Internal fight, senseless backstabbing, always with a smile

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