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 (1443) , Vice President (1149) , Analyst (1049) , Manager (504) , Intern (473) , Director (466) , Financial Advisor (423) , Executive Director (406) , Senior Manager (405) , Senior Associate (340) , Software Engineer (334) , Operations Analyst (288) , Client Service Associate (272) , Software Developer (249) , Summer Analyst (226)

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

"the culture is good and fair" ((in 2171 reviews)); "Morgan Stanley employs some great people that are excellent to have in your personal network." ((in 1942 reviews)); "Work life balance is good but ebbs and flows with the times and profit margins." ((in 1146 reviews)); "Benefits are good and usually very competitive with the market" ((in 1136 reviews)); "Good pay and very flexible with where you work from due to the pandemic" ((in 832 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 762 reviews)); "Long and late working hours" ((in 377 reviews)); "Low compensation and work can get real boring" ((in 232 reviews)); "Middle management and some senior management out of their depth and often made up of staff promoted beyond their capability." ((in 135 reviews)); "Upper management is disconnected, unapproachable, and lacks vision" ((in 96 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

(19,863 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 19,863 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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20K reviews

1.0

Feb 25, 2020

Please just don’t do it

Financial advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Large firm and well known

Cons

The company is so bad at marketing it’s sad. It won’t get with the times. Cold calling and direct mail does not work. Seminars do not work. Nobody wants to talk to a Financial Advisor unless they have a CFP and have been in the biz for 20 years. Even then, they won’t want to talk. There’s no way a new financial advisor can meet Morgan Stanley’s sales targets, I don’t care how good of a salesman you “think” you are. Just don’t do this job, especially if you have a family. you are destined to be miserable.

1.0

Jan 30, 2020

Run away while you can

Vice president engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some old guard is still there so one could learn a lot of classic technology solutions.

Cons

There was a layoff in December when NY IT lost around 5%. Management openly stated that they wanted to reduce NY IT headcount by 25%. Same management now says "not this year", but probably lying. The Company had the best earnings ever but cut my bonus by third after "exceeded expectations" review. My guess others are way worse. Many mission critical projects are loosing the best engineers. One day - soon - something serious breaks that would put the company survival on the table. Upper management either has no idea how bad the situation really is or does not care. Run.

1.0

Jan 30, 2020

Morgan Slavery

Business analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice facility but that's about it.

Cons

You can call this place Morgan Slavery. That's about the extent to which they care about their employees. The people that work here are like robots and expecting all others to be the same by coming in and just working. Terrible work atmosphere. Worked as an intern doing audit work although my title was business analyst while getting paid $16 an hour. Got let go cause I had to miss work a few times cause my son was sick.

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