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 50 reviews)); "Benefits are great." ((in 43 reviews)); "Great culture and always innovating." ((in 36 reviews)); "Work life balance is good here" ((in 31 reviews)); "Decent pay and 20 paid days off in addition to market holidays." ((in 23 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 19 reviews)); "Stuck with a bad manager for a while before they were finally fired." ((in 14 reviews)); "Upper management is clueless." ((in 9 reviews)); "In addition, there’s frequently mass layoffs, which brings morale and productivity down." ((in 6 reviews)); "401k match is low for the industry (3% if you contribute 6%)" ((in 4 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

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3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(484 total reviews)

Ralph Haberli

35% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.4

Culture & values

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

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).

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484 reviews

4.0

May 24, 2012

I love it!

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Great place to work with inspiring mission to help people retire with the confidence that their lifetime earnings and investments will sustain them. All management team seems committed to the mission and to the employees and to offering more ways to help employees with retirement. I am able to be very creative in my work and question ideas that I think could be done a better or different way.

Cons

Sometimes we have to go through too many steps that take too long (like needing the legal group to review and approve almost everything) to gain approval to try something new to us that other companies have been doing for a long time-like use social media more in many areas of the company.

4.0

May 7, 2012

I learned a lot.

Anonymous employee

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Business Outlook

Pros

Financial Engines is truly dedicated to provide high quality investment advice to everyone. You will have the opportunity to work with smart people in a pleasant environment. People at Financial Engines go out of their way to help each other. They seem to enjoy what they do.

Cons

The only downsides would be compensation which could be better and the relative lack of opportunity for career advancement within the company .

5.0

Nov 6, 2011

Great place to work but at the time of my employment hours were long and more employees were needed.

Executive assistant

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Pros

Salary was very good, benefits great, people in the trenches were competent and fun to work with. Holiday and PTO typical of most companies. The best part of working there was knowing you were helping folks to utilize financial benefits provided by their companies but never fully explained. The product is priceless and the results of using FE as my own 401k adviser during one of the worst economic downturns resulted in my being able to move and purchase a home with my 401k.

Cons

Some of the Senior Management group did not always seem up to the job they were hired for and misused funds in my opinion.

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Senior Financial Planner (New Client Development)

Director, Practice Management Strategy and Enablement

Client Service Associate

Regional Director, Financial Planning (Southwestern/South Central United States)

Associate Financial Planner

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