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 (943) , Vice President (577) , Director (298) , Summer Analyst (158) , Software Engineer (150) , 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 857 reviews)); "Blackrock has some great people working very hard in most departments and provides solid operational support." ((in 675 reviews)); "good work life balance but now with 4 days in the office it is much harder" ((in 439 reviews)); "Good benefits and always trying to improve." ((in 387 reviews)); "paced environment with a lot of learning 2) Colleagues are smart 3) Great brand to have on your resume" ((in 168 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 251 reviews)); "long hours and lack of work" ((in 230 reviews)); "Poor management with too many silos" ((in 194 reviews)); "low salary and bonus." ((in 171 reviews)); "Poor managers who are just in the right place right time to be promoted (got in early)." ((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

(6,567 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 6,567 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

May 28, 2012

Not the role for people interested in finance

Pag analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay Good work life balance Team members are friendly

Cons

Not a real finance job, more like business analyst and deals a lot with operational stuff New York centric, London is treated like a satellite office Very poor pay rise perspective Very little transferable skills

2.0

May 17, 2012

Once great (BGI) culture has been ruined by micromanagement, poor process, dollar-focus, etc.

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay and benefits; lots of smart people; interesting + global business; fast pace;

Cons

BlackRock is essentially a small firm that bought it's way to being big and missed many lessons along the way -- like how to develop senior and middle management and gain scale by leveraging people and building strong process. Lots of chaos and shifting priorities being micromanaged by a few people at / near the top.

4.0

Mar 4, 2012

Stop telling me that I should "just be happy to have a job"!

Vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I enjoy my job because of the people i work with. We all work hard, take price in our work and want the company to succeed.

Cons

Employees in departments that don't bring in clients/accounts are not appreciated. We haven't been receiving raises, and our bonuses have been going down. My dept is expected to do more with less personnel than 2 years ago, but we're being paid less. I'm tired of hearing that I should "just be happy to have a job". I suspect that the money the company is saving by cutting my co-workers is going to the fat cats at the top.

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