Is CME Group a good company to work for?

CME Group has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 1,724 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 (61) , 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 149 reviews)); "good benefits in terms of health insurance and retirement plans" ((in 147 reviews)); "Good work life balance with and comfortable pay for being in Chicago." ((in 138 reviews)); "good culture and events such as the runs" ((in 69 reviews)); "Pay is good compared to banks but not at all compared to tech firms" ((in 63 reviews))

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

"Poor management, and no accountability." ((in 63 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 32 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months apart for the last 12 years" ((in 15 reviews)); "Too much bureaucracy, difficult upper management that are very outdated in their view of work." ((in 14 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

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CME Group reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(1,323 total reviews)

Terry Duffy

78% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Senior management

3.5

Career opportunities

CME Group has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,323 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).

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1K reviews

5.0

Jan 29, 2015

One of the best corporate environments I have been a part of. First one I actually enjoy a lot.

Anonymous employee

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Pros

For me this place is awesome, first time in my life it does not feel like crapy corporate environment. Quite environment yet full of responsibilities to take care of. My team is awesome and I enjoy being part of it. Personal growth and education. Work-life balance. Benefits. Wellness Program. People.

Cons

As of now I don't feel like I can list any cons, time will tell, will update.

4.0

Jan 26, 2015

Good place to learn but IT is rapidly racking up bad karma

Anonymous employee

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Pros

This is a great place to learn the financial IT ropes. Its a big organization but people are friendly and helpful. I've never seen the backstabbing here that is rumored to be at other orgs. Good benefits with subsidized gym on site. Budgets for IT are usually approved.

Cons

Consistently laying off respected employees for cost reasons. Moral goes down, people get back to work and try to forget and it happens again. Its obvious that they want to cut more but don't want to pay the severance checks. Then the grueling hours come and they wait to see who breaks. Someday this will crash something important. Lots of technical debt being incurred. Come and learn but don't get lulled by the music.

4.0

Jan 21, 2015

Great company with growth potential, if you can navigate internal politics and some egos.

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Smart people (mostly), industry is evolving and challenging, have great products and services, the largest exchange but still has growth mentality, and always new things to learn (products, customers, technology, etc.)

Cons

Internal politics, over-processed for not that large of a company (2700 people acting like a 15,000 people firm sometimes), management not always aligned with each other, silos in work approach despite strides to (en)force collaboration.

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Jobs at CME Group

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