Does Edelman Financial Engines pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Edelman Financial Engines employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Edelman Financial Engines. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Edelman Financial Engines?

55% of Edelman Financial Engines employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Edelman Financial Engines 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Edelman Financial Engines?

Client Service Associate (39) , Investment Advisor (19) , Software Engineer (12) , Financial Advisor (11) , Investment Advisor Representative (11) , Senior Software Engineer (11) , Financial Planner (7) , CSA (6) , Executive Assistant (6) , Manager (6) , Client Services Manager (5) , Marketing (5) , CSA - Customer Service Associate (4) , Director (4) , Engineer (4)

What are the pros of working at Edelman Financial Engines according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and very smart." ((in 53 reviews)); "Benefits are great." ((in 42 reviews)); "Great culture and always innovating." ((in 37 reviews)); "Good work life balance for all" ((in 28 reviews)); "Decent pay and 20 paid days off in addition to market holidays." ((in 24 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Edelman Financial Engines according to real employee reviews?

"Abusive senior leadership that chooses to engage in tirades." ((in 17 reviews)); "Stuck with a bad manager for a while before they were finally fired." ((in 15 reviews)); "Upper management is clueless." ((in 9 reviews)); "In addition, there’s frequently mass layoffs, which brings morale and productivity down." ((in 7 reviews)); "For being a financial services company that preaches retirement savings, the 401k match is average." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Edelman Financial Engines layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Edelman Financial Engines locations?

Phoenix , Sunnyvale , Boston , Fairfax , Santa Clara , Palo Alto , Overland Park , Washington , Los Angeles , Dallas , San Jose , Miami , St. George , Chicago , Alexandria , Kansas City , New York , Charlotte , San Francisco , Fort Lauderdale , Saint George , Jersey City , Paramus , Birmingham , Louisa , Richmond , Arlington , Ashburn , Springfield , Arizona City

Edelman Financial Engines reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(484 total reviews)

Ralph Haberli

35% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

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Edelman Financial Engines has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 484 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Edelman Financial Engines 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

484 reviews

5.0

Jun 1, 2016

Great Place to Work

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Loved working for the Company! Great, talented group of professionals.

Cons

Can be occasionally too metric-in-the-weeds-driven.

1.0

May 9, 2016

Running Scared

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From the outside looking in everything looks great-nice office lay out in Sunnyvale and good location next to light rail-decent salary and perks- and appearance of intelligent people who work well together-

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The WORST work environment ever-new ideas & new employees are harshly scrutinized and second guessed-makes you scared to open your mouth and makes you wish you never said anything or tried to improve anything. HR is no help at all. It is a very lonely and isolating work environment.They say they are desperate for new technology, better customer experience and employee programs but the executive committee and middle managers make it extremely difficult to get anything done...LOTS of forms to fill out and committees to impress if you want to present a new idea. Seems that the tedious "corporate strategy meetings" never end and nothing ever changes as a result. If you've got a good resume take your skills and good attitude and work somewhere else-

5.0

Apr 22, 2016

Great Firm

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Fantastic company to work for

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I have not seen any yet

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Jobs at Edelman Financial Engines

Client Service Associate

Associate Financial Planner

United States

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Client Service Associate

Senior Financial Planner (New Client Development)

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