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 (1441) , Vice President (1145) , Analyst (1048) , Manager (504) , Intern (472) , Director (465) , Financial Advisor (422) , Executive Director (406) , Senior Manager (404) , Senior Associate (340) , Software Engineer (332) , Operations Analyst (289) , Client Service Associate (272) , Software Developer (249) , Summer Analyst (226)

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

"Good culture and very collegiate" ((in 2174 reviews)); "Morgan Stanley employs some great people that are excellent to have in your personal network." ((in 1933 reviews)); "Work life balance is good but ebbs and flows with the times and profit margins." ((in 1143 reviews)); "Benefits are good and usually very competitive with the market" ((in 1139 reviews)); "Good pay and very flexible with where you work from due to the pandemic" ((in 831 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 768 reviews)); "Long and late working hours" ((in 382 reviews)); "Most of the managers don't even know how to work the system to do the job." ((in 296 reviews)); "Low compensation and work can get real boring" ((in 226 reviews)); "Middle management and some senior management out of their depth and often made up of staff promoted beyond their capability." ((in 131 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.

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Morgan Stanley reviews

3.9

75% would recommend to a friend

(19,836 total reviews)

Ted Pick

80% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Senior management

Morgan Stanley has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 19,836 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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Reviews by job title

20K reviews

1.0

Aug 4, 2024

It started off good then….

Assistant vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary was good and the employees are great down to earth people

Cons

Where to start, first there so much micromanagement across the board, it doesn’t make any sense. They claim to want work life balance but that’s completely BS. Upper management sucks and have no personality, all about business with them and it makes it uncomfortable because you are around these people as much as your family but majority don’t make you feel welcomed. MS is really behind on the technology curve in comparison to JP Morgan (worked there prior to MS). When I started working there, I couldn’t believe how unorganized a company could be and still be a billion dollar organization. When you try to offer advice, it’s like talking to yourself unless you’re inside of their clique. Wouldn’t recommend this company to anyone in all honesty unless you just want the name of the company on your resume

1.0

Mar 31, 2024

Avoid like the plague

Email security engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Money is decent but you will be put in pigeon hole where your skills are only relevant to this org.

Cons

Full of process that hinder technology. Email security team are clueless It’s all about how you market yourself not how good you are. Most racist initiatives ever, imagine hire people based on skin colour to be seen more diverse and not based on merit and skills.

2.0

Mar 12, 2024

Use ALL of your vacation before you quit!!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great bonus and perks from company paid lunch to overall benefits.

Cons

Not sure if the following is only applicable in Canada. Morgan Stanley (MS) separated between vacation time and vacation pay. They will only pay the vacation based on the minimum 4% of your earned salary which is what's on the Employment Standard (ES) of where I live. That said, even though I still have an unused earned vacation balance, MS declined to pay the balance because the vacation that I have used is already more than 4% of my earned salary. To make things worse, what MS did by separating vacation time and pay is not against the ES. That said: 1. If by the time you quit (or maybe even when they fire you but I'm not sure on this one), you have yet used any of your vacations, then, MS will only pay up to 4% of your earned salary. 2. If by the time you quit, you already used more than 4%, but still have a remaining balance (which you have already earned), then, MS will NOT be paying you the balance. Therefore, make sure that you use ALL of your earned vacation before you quit!!!

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