Is BlackRock a good company to work for?

BlackRock has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 7,744 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 68% of employees would recommend working at BlackRock to a friend and 68% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about BlackRock have been left by employees working as Project Manager , Summer Analyst and Investment Analyst .

Does BlackRock pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, BlackRock employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at BlackRock. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at BlackRock?

68% of BlackRock employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated BlackRock 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at BlackRock?

Analyst (1000) , Associate (940) , Vice President (577) , Director (298) , Summer Analyst (158) , Software Engineer (149) , Intern (131) , Financial Analyst (76) , Portfolio Manager (71) , Managing Director (64) , Business Analyst (55) , Administrative Assistant (47) , Summer Intern (43) , Associate Software Engineer (36) , Senior Software Engineer (36)

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

"Great culture and very easy to connect with people both in and outside the office." ((in 841 reviews)); "Blackrock has some great people working very hard in most departments and provides solid operational support." ((in 672 reviews)); "good work life balance but now with 4 days in the office it is much harder" ((in 448 reviews)); "Good benefits and culture and FTO" ((in 390 reviews)); "Interesting work and some great colleagues" ((in 172 reviews))

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

"long hours and lack of work" ((in 229 reviews)); "Poor management with too many silos" ((in 193 reviews)); "low salary and bonus." ((in 172 reviews)); "Poor managers who are just in the right place right time to be promoted (got in early)." ((in 109 reviews)); "Compensation is low and not transparent" ((in 99 reviews))

What are employees saying about BlackRock layoffs in 2026?

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

What BlackRock locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Chicago , Philadelphia , Los Angeles , Princeton , Atlanta , New York , Wilmington , Plainsboro , Boston , San Francisco

BlackRock reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(6,560 total reviews)

Laurence D. Fink

82% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Culture & values

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Senior management

BlackRock has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 6,560 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BlackRock employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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7K reviews

4.0

Jan 13, 2009

BlackRock is a prosperous and stable company to work for

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

BlackRock has a great work/life balance. Management is usually very understanding of family needs, vacations and they even allow you to work from different offices if need be. They have great benefits including the 401k contribution as well as an additional contribution at the end of the year, outsource a free service that will help to save you time and research anything you or your family could need, emergency childcare services, great materity/paternity time off.

Cons

It is not as easy to transfer within the company as was alluded to upon being hired. The pay is not as comparable as other companies offer, but the name you are able to put on the resume is priceless.

2.0

Jan 10, 2009

Stable Job, no work-life balance

Financial analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The best reason to work for BlackRock would be job stability. They are not a hire and fire kind of a firm rather they believe in being understaffed. The average age of employees is lower compared to other firms. They hire from some of the top colleges. There are "some" brilliant people you feel proud to work with. The company believes in respect for everyone and the senior members are very communicative. The career opportunity is limited although they say that you can move around in the firm and do what you like. Pretty good at food and travel allowance

Cons

There is absolutely no work-life balance at this place. They are always understaffed and in a group like Portfolio Analytics you are looking at a 70-75 hours week. The compensation is low compared to the hours you put in. The work atleast in the first year is repetitive and gets monotonous. The firm seems to have passed on knowledge through the word of mouth. The systems/processes are not well documented. The attrition rate is high.

3.0

Jan 9, 2009

Good resume material, but not what it once was

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Senior management is strong, purposeful and well-regarded by the street and well-respected by the employees. Company enjoys an increasingly high public profile and has a very good reputation. Company has grown very rapidly but tries to maintain a small-company corporate culture, though this is increasingly difficult. Firm-wide meetings and periodic business updates to employees give staff insight into the entire business and multiple asset classes.

Cons

Some groups are understaffed so hours can be long. Company's scale and involvement in multiple asset classes could be more beneficial if teamwork was better. As much a marketing organization as an investment management firm. With firm's growth, increasingly impersonal and despite firm's success, benefits have been scaled back. Cliques, and management favorites exist, as is the case at most firms. Could benefit from implementation of a 360 review process to foster better teamwork and so management gets better insight into the strengths and weaknesses of its managers and entire employee base.

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