Is MSCI a good company to work for?

MSCI has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 2,490 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 81% of employees would recommend working at MSCI to a friend and 76% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about MSCI have been left by employees working as Software Engineer , Executive Director and Associate .

Does MSCI pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, MSCI employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at MSCI. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at MSCI?

81% of MSCI employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated MSCI 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at MSCI?

Associate (281) , Senior Associate (273) , Analyst (196) , Vice President (154) , Intern (65) , Executive Director (51) , Software Engineer (27) , Real Estate Analyst (24) , Data Analyst (21) , Financial Analyst (21) , Internship (15) , Sales (15) , Software Developer (14) , Data Scientist (12) , Financial Data Analyst (12)

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

"Growth oriented and good culture" ((in 160 reviews)); "Great People and Products." ((in 155 reviews)); "Good benefits; Decent work" ((in 123 reviews)); "Salary is good (even though yearly increase could be more as inflation is much more)" ((in 111 reviews)); "Good Pay and bonus as per market." ((in 90 reviews))

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

"Too many managers with just opinion on people and majority do not have even top" ((in 47 reviews)); "Some senior management will come and get all his staffs from outside and just side line all existing staff" ((in 27 reviews)); "No vision for India, there is no leadership." ((in 21 reviews)); "Not flexible working hours" ((in 21 reviews)); "Upper management can be a bit tricky and people are overworked." ((in 17 reviews))

What are employees saying about MSCI layoffs in 2026?

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

What MSCI locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Norman , San Francisco , New York

MSCI reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(2,016 total reviews)

Henry A. Fernandez

88% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

MSCI has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,016 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The MSCI 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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2K reviews

1.0

Jan 26, 2014

They pay you to accept all the idiots and to be biorobot.

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Good salary compared to market average Health insurance Retirement saving account Several round recruitment process to ensure the very high quality staff (except middle management and above)

Cons

Very-very weak middle and senior management Operations outside the headquarter are fully controlled, no way to be creative and come up with new ideas. Terrible internal procedures ("be bulletproofed") ZERO INTERNAL CAREER OPPORTUNITY!!!!!!!!!! From emerging countries, there is NO WAY TO MOVE to developed location To get a higher level position, it's easier to leave the firm and apply to the position from outside than be promoted

4.0

Jun 14, 2013

Great company for professional growth

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Highly focused on knowledge dissemination and facilitates learning Values good work Top mgt across the world have an entrepreneurial culture Everyone from CEO onwards work very hard Good values and serious about delivering value to clients Pays better than peers but also expects top work from staff No ego at most levels

Cons

Too process oriented in all areas Letting go of lot of opportunities Too focused on investment mgt / asset mgt cos - should expand to other segments like banks, corporates and regulators Very understated - should turn on pace of creating buzz in emerging markets Some bit of avoidable politics Need to have better control on what goes on in India - quite a few who work only towards pleasing their bosses in other places without delivering real value

5.0

Mar 24, 2013

Associate at MSCI

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Absolute supportive company, no matter what your special situation a solution is found. Good wage in comparisation to other companies in the branch, Christmas money, Bonus if the company did have profit, so everybody is keen on making sure it does! Quality office environment, centralized location, super cooperative colleges, all fully set on making your work be successful.

Cons

Somewhat slow machines, definetly very slow network, still no chance of remote working, while I heard there would be great interest. Don't see why not, cost of office, electricity, machines etc would be eliminated, how this is not the interest of a company is a riddle.

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