Is MSCI a good company to work for?

MSCI has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 2,491 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 (282) , 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 162 reviews)); "Growth oriented and good culture" ((in 158 reviews)); "Good benefits and PTO/ sick days" ((in 133 reviews)); "Salary is good (even though yearly increase could be more as inflation is much more)" ((in 112 reviews)); "Good Pay and bonus as per market." ((in 97 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 43 reviews)); "Some senior management will come and get all his staffs from outside and just side line all existing staff" ((in 26 reviews)); "Flexible working hours / working from home not available." ((in 25 reviews)); "Low growth prospects for Senior leadership, resulting in voluntary/ involuntary attrition" ((in 19 reviews)); "Upper management can be a bit tricky and people are overworked." ((in 16 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 are the top reviewed MSCI locations?

Monterrey , San Pedro Garza Garcia , Ciudad de México , San Pedro

MSCI reviews

4.0

82% would recommend to a friend

(2,017 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 2,017 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

Oct 19, 2019

Disorderly Jungle

Coverage research

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Data. History. Some balance.

Cons

Not organized with corporate services moves around offices. Interferes with sales. Hard to update info and present to clients when work spaces can be chaotic and no great guidance from management. There's also a defensiveness when trying to clear up spaces. And it's supported by an absurd club type culture. If you are part of old guard, or related to old guard and its clubs, schools, etc, you can do your own thing.

MSCI Response

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MSCI has a fully inclusive environment and hold all employees to the same standards of behavior. We are sorry to read your comments around the working environment and impact this is having on you and in turn you perceive to be having on your clients. As you are no doubt aware, our Berkeley office is currently undergoing a transformation and being re designed to enable better One-MSCI collaboration, improved communications and engagement. We aim to create a workplace to attract and retain employees through design and environment. And, in line with our ESG values, minimize environmental impact on our communities, and underscore our position as a leader in corporate responsibility. If this is not being translated on the ground, please let your manager or senior leadership, or HR team know.

1.0

Jun 25, 2019

Very poor middle management

Research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible working environment - good for starting the career but not to continuing it

Cons

Middle managers do not know how to manage people and make it more difficult for them. Global heads of regions fight against each other to have more visibility and there is no coherence among the employees - everyone is against each other

3.0

Oct 26, 2017

Sales

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent research team and market leader in global indexing.

Cons

1. Sales management micro-manages via data reports without real leadership/support and in many cases management is less capable than those they manage. 2. Flat management structure does not allow for career upside. 3. Not full transparency into compensation and limited upside even in a sales capacity. 4. HR simply runs processes in order to check the box.

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