Does Morgan Stanley pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Morgan Stanley employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Morgan Stanley. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Morgan Stanley?

75% of Morgan Stanley employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Morgan Stanley 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Morgan Stanley?

Associate (1446) , Vice President (1149) , Analyst (1050) , Manager (504) , Intern (474) , Director (469) , Financial Advisor (423) , Executive Director (407) , Senior Manager (405) , Senior Associate (341) , Software Engineer (334) , Operations Analyst (288) , Client Service Associate (272) , Software Developer (249) , Summer Analyst (227)

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

"Culture is good and welcoming" ((in 2214 reviews)); "Morgan Stanley employs some great people that are excellent to have in your personal network." ((in 1929 reviews)); "Work life balance is good but ebbs and flows with the times and profit margins." ((in 1156 reviews)); "Benefits are good and usually very competitive with the market" ((in 1132 reviews)); "Pay is good and they provide accommodation which is very close to the office building" ((in 839 reviews))

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

"Long hours and requires you to be glued to your desk for most of the day" ((in 773 reviews)); "Long and late working hours" ((in 376 reviews)); "Low compensation compared to GS and JPM" ((in 230 reviews)); "Middle management and some senior management out of their depth and often made up of staff promoted beyond their capability." ((in 129 reviews)); "Upper management is disconnected, unapproachable, and lacks vision" ((in 93 reviews))

What are employees saying about Morgan Stanley layoffs in 2026?

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

Morgan Stanley reviews

3.9

75% would recommend to a friend

(19,884 total reviews)

Ted Pick

80% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

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Morgan Stanley has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 19,884 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Morgan Stanley 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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2.0

Mar 2, 2019

Hectic Culture of Fear

Senior java developer/ny

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Pros

The badge -- you are at Morgan Stanley. If you like to be around younger people -- this is like high school, age-wise.

Cons

The management is addicted to docile Indian laborers. Management is dis-interested in your strengths or your career development. Their ideal employee is a robotic creature devoid of any interests, fast, doesn't have any new ideas, doesn't ask any questions. Management is not secure or very competent and actively competes with sub-ordinates. Management is addicted to their personal cult which comes easy with Indian laborers but is weird for the few Americans that are hired. You didn't go to college for this - steer clear.

1.0

Feb 15, 2019

Poor, harassing, disrespectful, sweat shop

Vice president - technology

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Pros

Location is convenient for some.

Cons

Politics is all there is. India teams are not empowered. Service company culture. Leave policy only on papers People are denied paternity leaves. Poor team culture, combating with your peers is encouraged. Servival of the worst culture- the worse a team player you are, the higher you grow. Insecurity- everyone is afraid of loosing their job Hence business delivery and quality work takes a backseat, personal agenda and politics prevails. Technically backward People are promised promotions to get longer hours and later denied stating stupid reasons like 'you cracked that joke in that dinner' At senior level Tech contribution is not recognised, only managerial work is. Not good to join at a senior level Too many highly paid consultants around the globe, perms are always at a backseat.

3.0

Nov 21, 2018

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Vice president ist

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Pros

Great Benefits and plenty and the people are very nice. 100% Dental coverage, RRSP 6% matched by company,

Cons

Poor onboarding process. Manangement does not have time to coach employees so you spend a lot of time just trying to find information on the company wiki pages.

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