Does Wood Mackenzie pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Wood Mackenzie employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Wood Mackenzie. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Wood Mackenzie?

57% of Wood Mackenzie employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Wood Mackenzie 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Wood Mackenzie?

Research Analyst (76) , Analyst (68) , Research Associate (42) , Senior Analyst (34) , Director (22) , Software Engineer (22) , Intern (20) , Consultant (17) , Data Analyst (16) , Data Associate (14) , Senior Research Analyst (13) , Account Manager (12) , Managing Consultant (12) , Principal Analyst (12) , Senior Consultant (12)

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

"Great people and most are open to helping when you need them" ((in 139 reviews)); "good work life balance and can do remote work also" ((in 82 reviews)); "You are only required to come to the office twice a week which a good benefit" ((in 42 reviews)); "Small individual teams were great." ((in 19 reviews)); "Good working environment." ((in 16 reviews))

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

"Low pay: Your pay might be stagnant and lower than industry standards" ((in 44 reviews)); "Pay progression perennially below inflation, same poor management (who call themselves leaders) clinging on till the grim death… Radical candour like water … flows downhill." ((in 38 reviews)); "Poor leadership and lack of bd for consultants at all levels" ((in 35 reviews)); "It is well known in the third party information space that WM salaries are low compared to their peers." ((in 32 reviews)); "Experience in company very dependent on direct manager and role" ((in 28 reviews))

What are employees saying about Wood Mackenzie layoffs in 2026?

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

Wood Mackenzie reviews

3.3

57% would recommend to a friend

(884 total reviews)

Jason Liu

49% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Wood Mackenzie has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 884 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Wood Mackenzie employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Administración y consultoría industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

884 reviews

3.0

Feb 2, 2017

Mixed

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A lot of good people and interesting work

Cons

Conflicting and contradictory messages from management. Lack of clear direction. A lot of bandwagon jumping

Wood Mackenzie Response

9y

Thank you for your feedback. We're pleased to hear your positive feedback regarding the people and the work at the company. Regarding the issues you've raised, we'd be interested in discussing these further with you. You can get in touch with us via hrenquiries@woodmac.com or your local HR Business Partner to request a confidential discussion on this – we look forward to hearing from you.

4.0

Sep 21, 2016

was a great company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Life Work Balance, great people.

Cons

Its all about margins now. People come and go on daily basis.

4.0

Jun 9, 2016

Unmatched growth opportunities for young analysts, but self-made corporate growing pains

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work-life balance prioritization is probably unmatched in the industry, especially for US employees. This extends beyond benefits but to (mostly) the management culture (you are required and encouraged to take all vacation, etc). As a young analyst, I had opportunities to see clients immediately, work on projects I was keen on, move across commodities, had unimpeded access to top analysts and managers, and was almost always rewarded consistent with my effort. Even after much reorganisation, WM is still a quite flat organisation and highly meritocratic. There is not an up-or-out culture and you really can develop as quickly (or slowly!) as you want.

Cons

In 5 years I was on a fully-staffed team 6 months at the longest - this attachment to lean teams is nearly indifferent to oil prices and corporate profitability and simply reflects poor HR functionality and management short-termism. The technology support is even worse - why analysts paid six figures have to manually enter data into multiple databases because no staff has time, expertise or authority to install working macros is still a mystery to me. Lastly, the quality of first-tier management is poor; this is a problem of desperation hiring but also poor training, broken feedback loops and too-long grace periods for poor-performing managers.

Viewing 163 - 165 of 884 Reviews

Jobs at Wood Mackenzie

Research Analyst - Oil Monitoring Refining

Mexico

View job

Wood Mackenzie

Wood Mackenzie reviews

Company ratings over time

Ratings by demographic groups

Reviews by job title

Mixed

was a great company

Unmatched growth opportunities for young analysts, but self-made corporate growing pains

Jobs at Wood Mackenzie

Wood Mackenzie reviews FAQs

Want the inside scoop on your own company?

Bowls

Followed companies

Job searches

Company ratings over time

Wood Mackenzie reviews FAQs

Jobs at Wood Mackenzie