Is BlackRock a good company to work for?

BlackRock has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 7,766 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 69% of employees would recommend working at BlackRock to a friend and 69% 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?

69% 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 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at BlackRock?

Analyst (1001) , Associate (946) , Vice President (577) , Director (298) , Summer Analyst (158) , Software Engineer (151) , Intern (131) , Financial Analyst (76) , Portfolio Manager (71) , Managing Director (64) , Business Analyst (55) , Administrative Assistant (47) , Summer Intern (44) , 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 851 reviews)); "Blackrock has some great people working very hard in most departments and provides solid operational support." ((in 685 reviews)); "good work life balance but now with 4 days in the office it is much harder" ((in 436 reviews)); "Good benefits and always trying to improve." ((in 393 reviews)); "paced environment with a lot of learning 2) Colleagues are smart 3) Great brand to have on your resume" ((in 177 reviews))

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

"The pay is low and the level of responsibility is poor." ((in 249 reviews)); "long hours and lack of work" ((in 228 reviews)); "Poor management with too many silos" ((in 193 reviews)); "Low salary and too corporate." ((in 171 reviews)); "Poor managers who are just in the right place right time to be promoted (got in early)." ((in 112 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 are the top reviewed BlackRock locations?

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BlackRock reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(6,579 total reviews)

Laurence D. Fink

82% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

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BlackRock has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 6,579 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

3.0

Jul 13, 2020

Mixed feelings

Associate software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

- I know this could vary by team, but my team is laid back and chill - You get to learn a lot about financial stuff (if you are open to learn anyways) especially investing and money management - Good benefits including unlimited PTO, 401k matching and boost

Cons

- Pay is not that good compared to tech companies. I wouldn't have complained if that at least increased (a little if not a lot) every year but no. It'd be the same for several years and they don't care about your life changes, inflation, etc. EVERY YEAR they say the same thing "oh it's not been that good a year", even though the earnings are good? - Promotion process is a huge mess. I saw people bootlicking senior management get promoted even though they are unworthy and some talented and hard working people ignored because they actually work and not waste time talking BS and entertaining those senior management. This kind of culture is HIGHLY TOXIC and its high time people corrected it. People have taken cue and started working less and boot licking more. Also there is no clear path or definition to promotion or any measurement scale for the criteria. Its just too abstract and they expect you to already be doing the work of the role that you are trying to get promoted to. Why would I do that when I'm not getting paid for it yet? - Developer experience sucks - you get all kind of "security" crap installed on the computers that make them super slow for developers. If you don't trust software engineers to not click on stupid spam or get virus onto the computers, why hire them in the first place? The dev process becomes SUPER SLOW because of thousands of background processes running and becomes super irritating and you lose all the remaining motivation to code. How hard is it to have different policies for developers and non developers?

BlackRock Response

5y

Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We are glad to hear that you’ve grown your financial knowledge and that you are enjoying our benefits. Regarding compensation concerns, we follow a pay for performance compensation model and aim to reward all employees fairly for their contributions to the firm. If you’re not satisfied with your current compensation package, we encourage you to speak to your manager and HR. Additionally, we follow a strict performance management process and promote all employees based on merit. Employees participating in our annual promotion process are nominated and evaluated based on their performance and contributions to the firm. Please reach out to HR or speak with your manager regarding our promotions process and about opportunities for advancing your career.

2.0

Apr 11, 2019

Associate

Pag associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Your peers are basically your lifeline at work and become your friends outside of work

Cons

-Terrible work life balance, you are working 12-16 hour days -The culture is all about face time so you "come into work unless you are dead", people have been really ill before and still came into work because of their manager -You are expected to say yes to everything that people on other teams ask you to do and saying no means you aren't a "yes person" or a "solutions oriented person" -Nepotism is rampant! Management plays favorites in terms of who gets promotions and bonuses, it's very obvious who rises fast and who does not -The moment you are questioning how things work on the team is when you are considered undesirable and you get staffed on crappy projects -There are some managers who belittle you in front of others and you are expected to just take it -Internal mobility is impossible because you have no transferable skills and your manager will actively work against you to prevent you from leaving -Work is actually project management of Aladdin, it has nothing to do with finance or technology -People are afraid to speak out while they are still on the team because of the bad culture on this team where people are favored over others, so the repercussions are demoralising

BlackRock Response

7y

Thank you for sharing your feedback. What you’ve described is concerning to us and is not acceptable behavior for management. We pride ourselves on developing people managers at all levels of the organization and have an expectation that they provide a great experience for their direct reports.

3.0

May 26, 2018

Too much to do

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Startup benefits (free food, drinks, standing desks, etc) plus corporate BlackRock benefits (401k, cash bonus, parental leave) - Diverse workplace, welcoming for women and LGBT - Most people are smart and approachable, especially Bo & Jon - Engineering has invested effort to reduce tedious work - Still lots of good people left, despite a string of high performers leaving after this year's bonus - Devs frequently work with non-devs throughout the company - Management generally listens to complaints and try to correct course - Some teams allow flexible work from home arrangements - Many employees pick up better personal finance & investing habits

Cons

- Feels more like a vendor working for multiple partners rather than a true platform - Arbitrary deadlines with no flexibility on feature requirements because someone promised it to a partner - Each partner wants different features, company can't agree on how to prioritizate. Some PMs end up on projects that will never ship. - Very little flexibility to be creative due to partner constraints - Some BlackRock benefits (e.g. 401k matching) come with 3 year vesting cliff! - Corporate HR policies like promotions & raises only on annual review, no stock awards, personal trading reporting - Devs always end up doing tech support and answering questions about the product (not enough product documentation or knowledgeable PMs)

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