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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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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7K reviews

1.0

Jun 13, 2012

My analyst experience at the World's Largest Asset Manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Largest Asset Manager, very deep resources

Cons

Largest Asset Manager. The worst performing funds, no alpha ability. Antiquated technology. Extreme bureaucracy, to the point of senior management micro-managing very junior employees and processes. Run like a small little shop in a very literal way. Everything has to go through a very few select group of people which takes months and then some. If you like twelve sometimes sixteen hour plus days due to poor processes, tech systems and management style, this is your place ! After several years of this you will learn practically nothing useful in the outside world. Well they do sponsor your CFA, so that's good I guess. Heavily off shored with people making 1/10th American salaries doing similar jobs but very poorly (due to poor culture, training and education). Be prepared to spend time off-shore in sub-par lodging with unclean food and drinking water.

2.0

Apr 1, 2012

BlackRock is not the BlackRock I started with...

Senior associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

BlackRock's reputation is one that is known to employ talented workers

Cons

BlackRock is no longer the company that respects its employees and strives for a work/life balance. It is all about the bottom line - no loyalty... no humanity

2.0

Nov 3, 2011

Carreer graveyard

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Prestige of firm and resume builder. Compensation above average until you realize the hours that are expected...then it might be below average

Cons

Work life balance non existant. Rather work people 60-70 hours a week on manual processes than than spend $$$ to develop or purchase automation. Small firm mentality that cannot handle the growth of the last five years. You may get the title Director, MD etc and all the responsibility that comes with that title but you will not have the authority to do anytihing. The some divsions of the firm with over 200 people in them may have 3 or 4 people globally that have any decision making authority, in some areas it may be less!!! BTW ask someone in Blackrock how they feel when it comes down to bonus time and they are told that it was a tough year but then Larry's salary is published,@ $54M. Recognition is a running joke within Blackrock employees, it smore important who you have lunch with than what you produce. The Old boys club is alive and rules in Blackrock.

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