Does Kestra Financial pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Kestra Financial employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Kestra Financial. This rating has decreased by 13% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Kestra Financial?

24% of Kestra Financial employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Kestra Financial 1.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 1.8 for culture and values and 2.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Kestra Financial?

Intern (6) , Concierge Specialist (4) , Account Services Specialist (3) , Advisory Operations Specialist (3) , Concierge (3) , Data Engineer (3) , Financial Advisor (3) , Financial Analyst (3) , Operations (3) , Account Specialist (2) , Associate (2) , Cashier (2) , Client Service Specialist (2) , Compliance (2) , Compliance Analyst (2)

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

"The environment and people there were great." ((in 18 reviews)); "Its in a nice building" ((in 9 reviews)); "Benefits are great" ((in 8 reviews)); "Some great coworkers" ((in 7 reviews)); "Beautiful office and opportunity to move up." ((in 7 reviews))

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

"They use weaponized PIPS to get rid of people they don’t like who don’t fit the toxic culture." ((in 17 reviews)); "Low pay compared to other companies" ((in 14 reviews)); "If it's not your scheduled time to be off, you'd better be on the phone or you'll get multiple messages from upper management asking where you are and reminding you what you should be doing." ((in 11 reviews)); "horrible training" ((in 9 reviews)); "Senior management tends to shoot from the hip and are oppressive." ((in 5 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Kestra Financial locations?

Austin , Freehold , Saint Louis , Dallas , Killeen , Columbus , San Diego , Westport , Boston

Kestra Financial reviews

2.2

24% would recommend to a friend

(180 total reviews)

James Poer

24% approve of CEO

26% positive business outlook

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Kestra Financial has an employee rating of 2.2 out of 5 stars, based on 180 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Kestra Financial employee rating is 41% below average for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

180 reviews

5.0

Jul 7, 2026

Good tech experience

Tech professional

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is a solid place to work if you want to get into tech or wealth management in Austin. They are hiring a lot right now to build out the tech platform that the financial advisors use. You get to see how the wealth management industry works from the inside and work on technology that directly impacts advisors, which gives you good experience. Everyone I work with is professional and handles their business.

Cons

It is financial services, so there is standard corporate red tape and compliance rules you have to deal with.

4.0

Jun 24, 2026

Only 35 hours a week

anonymous - former employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pretty easy for the money. Worked 35 hours a week and was paid my target bonus each year unlike my last firm.

Cons

Moves fast, need to keep up

1.0

Jun 18, 2026

Bureaucratic culture focused on profit over people

Financial advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None. Horribly bureaucratic, with a Bank mentality but aggressively markets themselves as "Independent". BS. All they care about is creating additional revenue sources (sharing with venders) and finding ways to repeat and scale the Advisors with none of the Freedom they promise. RUN FAs....

Cons

They are now on their like 3rd Private Equity owner....."need I say more". It is all about financial engineering, their revenue (not the FAs) and all the wirehouse conflicts of interest that come with it.

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