Is CME Group a good company to work for?

CME Group has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 1,725 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 74% of employees would recommend working at CME Group to a friend and 79% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about CME Group have been left by employees working as Intern , Software Engineer(Internship) and Intern - Hourly .

Does CME Group pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, CME Group employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at CME Group. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at CME Group?

74% of CME Group employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated CME Group 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CME Group?

Software Engineer (81) , Intern (62) , Senior Software Engineer (54) , Director (47) , Manager (33) , Analyst (25) , Software Engineer(Internship) (22) , Business Analyst (14) , Intern - Hourly (14) , Software Developer (14) , Consultant (13) , Executive Director (13) , Lead Software Engineer (13) , QA Analyst (12) , Product Manager (11)

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

"great people to work with" ((in 152 reviews)); "good benefits in terms of health insurance and retirement plans" ((in 136 reviews)); "Good work life balance with and comfortable pay for being in Chicago." ((in 132 reviews)); "Great culture and consistently growing company" ((in 73 reviews)); "Pay is good compared to banks but not at all compared to tech firms" ((in 67 reviews))

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

"Poor management, and no accountability." ((in 61 reviews)); "managers are promoted because they are great at their jobs and have industry expertise however, they receive no guidance on how to treat the staff they are responsible for." ((in 30 reviews)); "Uninspiring and inauthentic senior management more concerned with their golden handcuffs than their people and challenging the status quo." ((in 24 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs, less than 18 months apart for the last 12 years" ((in 16 reviews)); "Too much bureaucracy, difficult upper management that are very outdated in their view of work." ((in 13 reviews))

What are employees saying about CME Group layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed CME Group locations?

Chicago , New York , Parsippany , Champaign , Princeton , Aurora , Naperville , Chicago , Parlin , Randolph , Carol Stream , Geneva , Mount Prospect , Oak Lawn , Roselle , Wheaton , Washington , Auburn , Los Angeles , Stamford , Atlanta , Covington , Chicago Heights , Webster Groves , Israel

CME Group reviews

4.0

74% would recommend to a friend

(1,324 total reviews)

Terry Duffy

78% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (1,324 reviews)

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

CME Group has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,324 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CME Group 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

1K reviews

5.0

Mar 13, 2019

Good employer with work life balance

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance and very friendly workplace

Cons

Not much progression, flat structure

1.0

Mar 7, 2019

Avoid this department

Market surveillance analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Ok compensation and benefits -The office is nice -Opportunities for civic engagement -Good hours when fully staffed

Cons

-Highly toxic work environment -High turnover in NY Surveillance Dept (4-5 departures in 2018 alone) -Work is bland and uninteresting -Training, unless being conducted remotely from Chicago Surveillance, is very disorganized -Favoritism on an epic proportion -Outright bullying for all to see -Arbitrary terminations -Lack of diversity, no underrepresented minorities, and doing nothing to fix it

CME Group Response

7y

We actively promote our Compliance & Ethics helpline as a way for employees to raise concerns and for the company to investigate reports received. We hope that you used this forum during your time with us. We assure you that termination decisions are not arbitrary and are never made in isolation. We follow an established approach with various approval steps when considering such actions. With respect to your comments about diversity and inclusion, the company continues to invest more and more resources in this area. We are very proud that two of our seven employee network groups are focused on serving our African American and Hispanic colleagues. We also continue to engage with our peers in the Financial Services Pipeline to increase African-American and Hispanic representation within the financial services sector.

1.0

Feb 26, 2019

Not recommend for women

Qa analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I do not find any in the last two and a half year. Good thing they have only work from home.

Cons

1. Horrible treatment for the female in spite of taking more complex work and completing also they will have many reasons to degrade your rating. You will surprise the whole company is working with the agreement of one stupid manager. 2. Managers are here lacking much knowledge if they do not know anything they will put all game on you and you will be treated as a terrorist. 3. I am surprised how are they getting all rating because they are writing themselves. Well, they have opened new office in India but all major works happen in US. 4. If you want to grow at CME and want to be in good books of manager do all networking every time and lie as much as you can in your work. They do not have any tracking process. That is the reason only those people are surviving here.

CME Group Response

7y

While we appreciate you sharing your review, we respectfully disagree with your observations. We value the key role our female workforce plays in our success. 40% of our corporate management team is made up of women. Both our Bangalore and Belfast Technology centers are led by women, and women represent 20 percent of our IT workforce. We are very proud of the great work our Women’s Initiative Network and our Women in Technology groups do to provide networking and development opportunities That - coupled with our Bangalore Office having some of our highest engagement scores – is something we are proud to stand behind.

Viewing 778 - 780 of 1,324 Reviews

Jobs at CME Group

Corporate Brand Marketing and Event Management Consultant

Desktop Support Engineer I

Sr. Analyst, Interest Rates and OTC Products- NY

Clearing Deliveries & Risk Analyst

CME Group

CME Group reviews

Company ratings over time

Ratings by demographic groups

Reviews by job title

Good employer with work life balance

Avoid this department

Not recommend for women

Jobs at CME Group

CME Group reviews FAQs

Want the inside scoop on your own company?

Bowls

Followed companies

Job searches

Company ratings over time

CME Group reviews FAQs

Jobs at CME Group