Is Goldman Sachs a good company to work for?

Goldman Sachs has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 23,998 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 65% of employees would recommend working at Goldman Sachs to a friend and 66% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Goldman Sachs have been left by employees working as Private Wealth Management Intern , Regional Consultant and Summer Technology Analyst .

Does Goldman Sachs pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Goldman Sachs employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Goldman Sachs. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Goldman Sachs?

65% of Goldman Sachs employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Goldman Sachs 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Goldman Sachs?

Analyst (3027) , Associate (2220) , Vice President (1635) , Summer Analyst (721) , Senior Analyst (535) , Investment Banking Analyst (519) , Software Engineer (518) , Financial Analyst (431) , Operations Analyst (380) , Intern (303) , Business Analyst (229) , Executive Director (206) , Senior Associate (183) , Technology Analyst (181) , Vice President - Technology (141)

What are the pros of working at Goldman Sachs according to real employee reviews?

"The people are smart and getting funding for projects is a lot easier here than other places I've worked" ((in 2492 reviews)); "Culture is great; everyone is on top of their game and helpful at the same time" ((in 1572 reviews)); "the pay is good and nice" ((in 1135 reviews)); "The Benefits are good and is easy to navigate the firm and connect with people from any levels" ((in 853 reviews)); "Ambitious and smart colleagues" ((in 571 reviews))

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

"2) Work Life Balance ( Practically no work life balance some times work is about 12" ((in 1858 reviews)); "Some teams work long hours and are understaffed but this is typical in banking not specific of GS" ((in 1776 reviews)); "late working hours when necessary" ((in 842 reviews)); "Politics is generally expected but is heavy at times leading to overall poor management and development." ((in 348 reviews)); "Very bad manager." ((in 289 reviews))

What are employees saying about Goldman Sachs layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Goldman Sachs locations?

New York , Salt Lake City , Dallas , Jersey City , Chicago , San Francisco , Richardson , Albany , Atlanta , Latham , Irving , Houston , Los Angeles , Cohoes , Draper , Boston , Irvine , Saratoga Springs , Philadelphia , Miami , Newport Beach , Washington , Parsippany , Deerfield , Seattle , Denver , Brooklyn , Austin , New Orleans , West Palm Beach

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Goldman Sachs reviews

3.7

65% would recommend to a friend

(19,491 total reviews)

David M. Solomon

64% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Career opportunities

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Senior management

2.9

Work/Life balance

Goldman Sachs has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 19,491 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Goldman Sachs 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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Reviews by job title

19K reviews

3.0

Oct 15, 2011

Awesome if you love working

Technology analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1.Very intelligent people who will always help you if they have time. 2.Strive to always create new and better solutions. 3.Lots of activities and projects to keep interns entertained throughout. 4.Never a lack of work, always something that needs doing.

Cons

1.Management expect a lot from you which means long hours are normal. 2.Work/Life balance was non-existant for a while. 3.Bad if you want to see the family regularly.

5.0

Oct 4, 2011

Although the pay was great, I needed to part ways because my work life balance was literally non existent.

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great pay and benefits. loved what i did

Cons

they make you their slave, literally

2.0

Sep 19, 2011

Not for technologists

Senior analyst developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1) Get chance to learn about the finance domain. 2) Good bonus when time is good. 3) Colleagues are intelligent and most of them are good team players.

Cons

1) Very poor salary. 2) Since you are not directly generating revenue to the company so your growth is really slow in technology. 3) Your promotion does not only depend on your tech skills but also depends on how many people from senior management knows you. Which is very difficult if you join as lateral hire.

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