Is Macquarie Group a good company to work for?

Macquarie Group has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 5,652 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 66% of employees would recommend working at Macquarie Group to a friend and 64% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Macquarie Group have been left by employees working as Intern , Summer Analyst and Software Engineer .

Does Macquarie Group pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Macquarie Group employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Macquarie Group. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Macquarie Group?

66% of Macquarie Group employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Macquarie Group 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Macquarie Group?

Manager (266) , Analyst (228) , Senior Manager (219) , Executive (214) , Senior Associate (213) , Associate (210) , Associate Director (147) , Software Engineer (127) , Assistant Manager (122) , Intern (103) , Vice President (96) , Business Analyst (93) , Executive Assistant (67) , Credit Analyst (52) , Senior Analyst (50)

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

"People are great and helpful" ((in 486 reviews)); "Good work life balance and learning" ((in 303 reviews)); "Pay is good but given your hours it’s not that great" ((in 202 reviews)); "Good salary and hours" ((in 136 reviews)); "Good benefits and you get what you put in" ((in 130 reviews))

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

"Long hours 10 hours a day and no overtime its part of your overall package." ((in 193 reviews)); "Long hours are expected and weekend work" ((in 89 reviews)); "Bad manager who does not promote your development and management does not care" ((in 72 reviews)); "Career progression can be slow if you are not in the right place at the right time" ((in 50 reviews)); "Poor leadership to drive the change and corporate values that are being promoted across the group." ((in 44 reviews))

What are employees saying about Macquarie Group layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Macquarie Group locations?

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Macquarie Group reviews

3.6

66% would recommend to a friend

(4,956 total reviews)

Shemara Wikramanayake

85% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.1

Senior management

Macquarie Group has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 4,956 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Macquarie Group 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

5K reviews

1.0

May 21, 2010

Avoid

Human resources manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Would have said the prestige- but that was pre GFC. It looks good on your resume, and you get to work with some very intelligent, capable people.

Cons

As the IB side of the bank slowly downsizes, the profits lessen as does the profit share. Expect to see an exodus of people from Mac after the bonuses are released. Management has alienated the employees. And those who bid their time waiting for the market to pick up are now ready to leave.

3.0

May 11, 2010

IT

Itg senior associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible working, nice atmosphere. Lack of pressure, which is unusual for a city firm. Overall a nice place to work.

Cons

Difficulty in getting things done, too many procedures that don't work. Poor benefits. Not so great if you like variety. Overstaffed in the IT dept for the amount of work.

3.0

May 5, 2010

Used to be an excellent place to work, now turning into a MM IB with unclear prospects

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Compared to BB, good work-life balance. Mostly free weekends, c. 15-16 hours a day during the week in advisory, a 1-2 hrs less in funds. But gets much worse during the transactions, no different to BB. - Flat structure, even the most senior management sits on the floor with the rest - Some Associate-level responsibilities might be handed over to an analyst - Good exposure and possibilities to demonstrate yourself (not very helpful when it comes to promotions though) - Culture is generally better than BB, people are mostly nice and helpful - Less pitching, more modelling / working on real business issues (especially in Funds)

Cons

- Pay - way too low even adjusted for the shorter hours - Management is not doing a good job managing employees' expectations (redundancies, pay etc). As a result, people don't have much confidence in Mac going forward - Deal flow - with no new PE funds to spend and no 3rd party advisory skills - lack of transactions - Certain discrimination against non-australians (promotions, redundancies etc) - Infra specialisation - transactions are hard / take long to execute => less chances of closing deals (i.e. less fees) for the same amount of work compared to BB

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