Does UBS pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, UBS employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at UBS. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at UBS?

72% of UBS employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated UBS 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at UBS?

Associate Director (1128) , Director (819) , Analyst (563) , Intern (525) , Software Engineer (422) , Authorized Officer (397) , Business Analyst (288) , Executive Director (274) , Project Manager (181) , Investment Banking Analyst (174) , Client Service Associate (171) , Internship (171) , Associate (163) , Wealth Management Intern (158) , Financial Advisor (156)

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

"people of all levels are approachable and there is a good culture or mentoring / nurturing talent with in the organisation" ((in 1501 reviews)); "depends on your team but my current team has a good work life balance and a decent work from home options" ((in 1424 reviews)); "It's easy to find some really great people and there's quite a few really good networks to join." ((in 1278 reviews)); "Salary and leave benefits are good." ((in 667 reviews)); "colleagues are nice and friendly" ((in 461 reviews))

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

"Poor management and there a tendency where the bosses are bias when comes to promotions." ((in 535 reviews)); "Low Bonus and hikes" ((in 367 reviews)); "Long hours and very difficult to arrange any plans after work as they may need to be cancelled in order to work." ((in 351 reviews)); "There are good and bad managers." ((in 183 reviews)); "Fixed working hours (can also be a pro)" ((in 164 reviews))

What are employees saying about UBS layoffs in 2026?

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

UBS reviews

3.7

72% would recommend to a friend

(14,572 total reviews)

Sergio P. Ermotti

84% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

UBS has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 14,572 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The UBS 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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15K reviews

2.0

Dec 8, 2015

Corporate Managment is a Challenge in WMA

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are some nice, talented people to work with in technology in UBS Wealth Management Americas. Financial Advisers and their staffs are very professional, interesting and successful.

Cons

Horrible communication in technology. Treated employees horribly from a corporate / management communication standpoint. Everything in technology is underfunded and behind the curve for competing with other companies in this category. As with many large companies, management changes periodically (6 months, 1 year, 18 months, no longer than 2 years) so long term strategy and maintaining consistent resources is close to impossible. Contracted large technology firms is strategic at the management level but disastrous at the implementation level, especially technology development resources. Plans have been to move technology out of the NYC area to other locations for cost savings. Salaries are undercut at every opportunity.

4.0

Jan 31, 2015

It's good after you've got to a point

Senior software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent balance between environment, work/life balance and compensation. Open and relaxed culture.

Cons

Lack of career development options (unless you engage in office politics). Long term prospects for IT are unclear. The management actively tries to dismantle many of the things that currently retain the better personnel.

3.0

Nov 19, 2014

Rollercoaster

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Really smart people who are passionate about solving clients' problems Select teams have a great vibe and are really fun to work with Ability to learn a lot about global financial services

Cons

Extremely political, resulting in too many poor managers Antiquated technology for most of firm. Some teams don't know who their top 10 clients are Except for Financial Advisors, your bonus compensation is 100% correlated to how well politically positioned your group head is, regardless of your performance output. When I had a good group head, I got paid extremely well, even in the bad Wall Street years. When I had a bad group head, my bonus wasn't even 10% of a good year even though my output was at the highest level Slow to move. Too indecisive about the type of firm they are and what on their platform truly benefits clients HR function is basically non existent Difficult to move around and get a well-rounded financial services experience - leads to few to no executives who are positioned to run such a large organization Way too much turnover, and not of the people who need to go

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