Does Bear Stearns pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Bear Stearns employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Bear Stearns. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Bear Stearns?

64% of Bear Stearns employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Bear Stearns 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Bear Stearns?

Managing Director (6) , Vice President (6) , Associate (4) , Associate Director (3) , Intern (3) , Administrative Assistant (2) , Senior Managing Director (2)

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

"Most of the people were nice, work was steady, acquired a lot of my experience here" ((in 10 reviews)); "many good departments and they pay well and offer very constructive feedback on projects etc." ((in 5 reviews)); "driven culture." ((in 3 reviews))

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

"Some senior management was abusive." ((in 3 reviews)); "Long hours but worth it." ((in 3 reviews)); "coworkers will do anything to get a better review and better bonus than you" ((in 2 reviews))

What are employees saying about Bear Stearns layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Bear Stearns locations?

New York , Whippany , Chicago , Atlanta , Jersey City , East Meadow , Rockville Centre , Lewisville , Cleveland , San Francisco , Boston , Dacula

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Bear Stearns reviews

Item: Bear Stearns
Rating: 4
Author: Vice President

3.9

64% would recommend to a friend

(89 total reviews)

Jimmy Cayne

39% approve of CEO

19% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

5.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Culture & values

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.4

Senior management

Bear Stearns has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 89 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Bear Stearns employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

89 reviews

3.0

Jun 17, 2008

A place where bad managers go to die!

Vice president - project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Location, location, location - great part of New York (that is if you worked on Madison Ave)

Cons

Managers that did not deserve to be in the position they were in

4.0

Jun 11, 2008

Once upon a time, it used to be a great place to be....

Vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The atmosphere was great. I loved to be around my co-workers. The job rewarded me as much growth as I wanted. I was given much responsibilities that people of my same age could not imagine. Although, things turned south starting last summer, I did miss my tenure with Bear prior to that.

Cons

I think the pay is on the lower side of the Wall Street pay scale. Management is very capable but needs to pay better severance for the people they decide to get rid of. In addition, there is not much professional support network that promotes growth and advancement for young professionals.

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