Is MSCI a good company to work for?

MSCI has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 2,490 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 82% of employees would recommend working at MSCI to a friend and 77% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about MSCI have been left by employees working as Analyst , Intern and Senior Associate .

Does MSCI pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, MSCI employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at MSCI. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at MSCI?

82% of MSCI employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated MSCI 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at MSCI?

Associate (281) , Senior Associate (273) , Analyst (196) , Vice President (154) , Intern (65) , Executive Director (51) , Software Engineer (27) , Real Estate Analyst (24) , Data Analyst (21) , Financial Analyst (21) , Internship (15) , Sales (15) , Software Developer (14) , Data Scientist (12) , Financial Data Analyst (12)

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

"Great People and Products." ((in 160 reviews)); "Growth oriented and good culture" ((in 159 reviews)); "Good benefits; Decent work" ((in 123 reviews)); "Salary is good (even though yearly increase could be more as inflation is much more)" ((in 108 reviews)); "Pay is good (though I hear its been coming way down)" ((in 92 reviews))

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

"Too many managers with just opinion on people and majority do not have even top" ((in 48 reviews)); "Some senior management will come and get all his staffs from outside and just side line all existing staff" ((in 30 reviews)); "Flexible working hours / working from home not available." ((in 22 reviews)); "Poor leadership in Mumbai Finance; Global Finance is least concerned about this unwanted reputation" ((in 20 reviews)); "Upper management can be a bit tricky and people are overworked." ((in 17 reviews))

What are employees saying about MSCI layoffs in 2026?

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

What MSCI locations have received the highest employee ratings?

San Pedro Garza Garcia , Monterrey

MSCI reviews

4.0

82% would recommend to a friend

(2,016 total reviews)

Henry A. Fernandez

88% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

4.0

Work/Life balance

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

MSCI has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,016 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The MSCI 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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2K reviews

1.0

Sep 16, 2021

Terrible culture

Quant researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Flexible remote/work-from-home policy since pandemic.

Cons

- Poor collaboration within and across teams. Silo culture. - You'll only progress if your ideas are in line with those of your bosses; otherwise, they will take out of projects/accounts entirely. Conform, or you are out. - No clear career progression paths and zero incentives for more junior people.

MSCI Response

4y

Thank you for your review, we take comments on Glassdoor very seriously. Innovation is at our heart, and it is driven by our colleagues, we appreciate every new idea. We even encourage our employees to set an innovation goal for the year. MSCI evaluates managers annually based on their engagement scores and their ability to retain talented employees. All employees have the opportunity to give anonymous feedback to managers though our engagement survey. In addition, we would encourage you to share your feedback with your local HR Generalist.

1.0

Feb 10, 2020

Do not join the firm if you have dependents or you wish to grow or you wish to retain youe job or you have any ambition

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Absolutely no pros that i can talk about

Cons

Unnecessary layoffs across the board every day, the biggest problem. Dont join ever Technically the firm is in stone age Good revenues still reluctance to spending limiting the growth possibilities of tje firm Extreme amount of politics which negatively impacts mid level and junior colleagues Micro-management primarily from the Geneva office is the source of many issues

3.0

Dec 5, 2019

Hire fire policy

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary. Great people to work with and I was lucky to have a good manager

Cons

I always have fear of getting fired here. Every year around December to January they have a round of firing people. Then they hire someone else for the same position. Why would you hire them in the 1st place if you have to fire?

MSCI Response

6y

Thank you for your comment. MSCI evaluates managers annually based on their engagement scores and their ability to retain Top Talent. This is a process where we can learn as an organization where our poorer managers are and what development needs they may have. We aim to provide all employees with the same standard of manager you have experienced. However, we also believe managers should instill a sense of trust between themselves, the organization and employees, and hence reduce the fear you mention. It is unfortunate that at times businesses are restructured and employees leave us. These decisions are not taken lightly but are not unique to MSCI. However, we hope that our desire to care about our employees and former employees resonates and that our Alumni, with time, understand the decisions that are made. Our Alumni community is also important to us and we welcome feedback from them.

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