Does Goldman Sachs pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Goldman Sachs employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Goldman Sachs. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Goldman Sachs?

66% of Goldman Sachs employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Goldman Sachs 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Goldman Sachs?

Analyst (3020) , Associate (2210) , Vice President (1631) , Summer Analyst (721) , Senior Analyst (534) , Investment Banking Analyst (518) , Software Engineer (513) , Financial Analyst (431) , Operations Analyst (380) , Intern (303) , Business Analyst (229) , Executive Director (206) , Senior Associate (183) , Technology Analyst (181) , Vice President - Technology (141)

What are the pros of working at Goldman Sachs according to real employee reviews?

"The people are smart and getting funding for projects is a lot easier here than other places I've worked" ((in 2469 reviews)); "Culture is great; everyone is on top of their game and helpful at the same time" ((in 1567 reviews)); "Good pay and bonus for full time employee Free transport Canteen was free until March February 2023" ((in 1131 reviews)); "The Benefits are good and is easy to navigate the firm and connect with people from any levels" ((in 828 reviews)); "Ambitious and smart colleagues" ((in 575 reviews))

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

"2) Work Life Balance ( Practically no work life balance some times work is about 12" ((in 1867 reviews)); "Long hours; can at times be stressful due to workload and expectations on short timelines" ((in 1762 reviews)); "late working hours when necessary" ((in 828 reviews)); "Politics is generally expected but is heavy at times leading to overall poor management and development." ((in 362 reviews)); "Very bad manager." ((in 284 reviews))

What are employees saying about Goldman Sachs layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Goldman Sachs layoffs and their outlook for job security at Goldman Sachs in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Goldman Sachs locations?

Ciudad de México , Saltillo , Monterrey , Oaxaca

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Goldman Sachs reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(19,433 total reviews)

David M. Solomon

64% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Career opportunities

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Culture & values

3.3

Senior management

2.9

Work/Life balance

Goldman Sachs has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 19,433 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Goldman Sachs 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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19K reviews

1.0

Nov 10, 2021

I should see a therapist for PTSD caused by my time here

Vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you can hack it and have a thick skin, this is a great resume builder.

Cons

Toxic environment. Extra long hours (12 hour days is the standard in many teams). Most of the people suck. Sales treats back office as less than human. They dangle raises, promotions, and incentives over your head in order to keep you around. Then come comp season there's always some excuse. I actually had people on my team get a promotion and end up making less money because they moved off overtime pay. Way to reward good employees with less money. Makes so much sense. Senior leadership doesn't care because back office is replaceable and they don't care about anyone who isn't sales or trading.

1.0

May 10, 2021

Important - Very BAD/inexperienced engineering department (India's Team)

Infrastructure engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You will get a good salary Rest no pros are here

Cons

There are many cons if I will explain the list will go on. 1. Please do not join it's engineering team. There is no growth at all. 2. The experience you will get will not get used anywhere means anywhere in the world. 3. There are lots of in-house tools which have lots of bugs. Working on those tools is a difficult task. 4. Managers are very old they don't know anything they haven't upgraded themselves, as a result they don't know what is happening. 5. Rest softwares are legacy softwares which will not help your career growth. 6.Un realistic timelines for achieving any task. 7. Work pressure is huge. 8. Saying sorry culture, since there are lots of bugs in the tools so why the engineering person will say sorry for that who is not responsible for tools. 9. Please do not join HRS team, it is a complete nonsense. There is no IT standards. 11. Very bad engineering department. 12. Engineering department is like living in stone age.

1.0

Dec 19, 2020

Avoid.. political place.. full of back stabbers

It consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great name on the CV but that's about it.

Cons

Extremely cut throat, aggressive and unfriendly management, pay not that great despite the GS hype. Just a hollow name. No substance.

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