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 844 reviews)); "Blackrock has some great people working very hard in most departments and provides solid operational support." ((in 680 reviews)); "good work life balance but now with 4 days in the office it is much harder" ((in 439 reviews)); "Good benefits and wokr enviroment" ((in 371 reviews)); "paced environment with a lot of learning 2) Colleagues are smart 3) Great brand to have on your resume" ((in 167 reviews))

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

"long hours and lack of work" ((in 232 reviews)); "Poor management with too many silos" ((in 192 reviews)); "Low salary and too corporate." ((in 179 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 103 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

(6,561 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

2.0

Apr 26, 2017

MD

Director, md

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Large processing machine. Does passive like no other AM on the planet. Great brand which they invest in Larry is great but should be more involved in the business. He doesn't see everything.

Cons

Schlocky active business and cannot do Alts. Paranoid culture focused on protecting its passive business. All business decisions centred in NYC among a few people making it hard to get things done.

5.0

Jun 20, 2016

Director

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Brilliant people. Fantastic reputation. Grew from zero. Founders still present. Solid systems. Aladdin/BRS reputation. Attitude/confidence/arrogance.

Cons

Company getting larger. Bureaucracy becoming stifling. Hard to get things accomplished quickly. Hard to get recognized. Compensation leveling off. Hard to get paid if you've 'grown' there.

1.0

Jun 6, 2016

Very bureaucratic and contentious environment

Vice president - technology

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Few late nights and weekends. Lower management seems to understand that people are unhappy. Most lower management seems to want to improve the toxic environment.

Cons

It is a horrible environment. It is difficult to get work done with constant interruptions and 25% of your time spent doing paperwork. People are always in a bad mood and there is a lot of bickering and scapegoating.

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