Is Morningstar a good company to work for?

Morningstar has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 4,443 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months. 75% of employees would recommend working at Morningstar to a friend and 70% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Morningstar have been left by employees working as Summer Intern , Associate Software Engineer and Customer Success Manager .

Does Morningstar pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Morningstar employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Morningstar. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Morningstar?

75% of Morningstar employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Morningstar 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Morningstar?

Data Research Analyst (462) , Research Associate (181) , Software Engineer (150) , Analyst (123) , Senior Software Engineer (101) , Data Analyst (80) , Senior Data Research Analyst (80) , Product Manager (65) , MDP Associate (58) , Research Analyst (57) , Senior Data Analyst (56) , Senior Research Associate (44) , Intern (41) , Team Leader (37) , Associate Software Engineer (36)

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

"Flexible and good work life balance" ((in 600 reviews)); "Good culture and good to start career" ((in 503 reviews)); "The people are great and fun to work with." ((in 321 reviews)); "Good Work Culture and Collogues" ((in 301 reviews)); "Great benefits and paid sabbatical" ((in 200 reviews))

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

"low salary and lack of long time challenge" ((in 288 reviews)); "I think the pay is low for the industry and I think it's hard to advance super high up in this company." ((in 274 reviews)); "Low compensation compared to the industry" ((in 103 reviews)); "2.In my experience managers are incompetent and rude, They have just get work done attitude." ((in 68 reviews)); "Growth opportunities are limited for analysts who do not want to go into people" ((in 51 reviews))

What are employees saying about Morningstar layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Morningstar locations?

Chicago , New York , Oakland , Austin , Woburn , Boston , Horsham , Jersey City , Boise , Naperville , Illinois City , Brooklyn , New Hyde Park , Rochester , Oswego , Tempe , North Pole , Billings , Washington , Cedar Park , College Station , Bristol , Los Angeles , Los Banos , Sacramento , Denver , Parker , Wheat Ridge , Sparks , New Orleans

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Morningstar reviews

3.8

75% would recommend to a friend

(4,141 total reviews)

Kunal Kapoor

83% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.4

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

3.3

Compensation and benefits

Morningstar has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 4,141 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Morningstar employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

2.0

Aug 7, 2015

Grossly Underpaid

User experience architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work-life balance, work from home, nice co-workers.

Cons

How this place continues to staff IT/design folks with the salaries they pay is beyond me. The company is finally realizing the need for user experience and interaction designers, but not to the point that they are willing to be even close to competitive with salary. Either Morningstar, or the people taking these jobs, is oblivious to what UX salaries are elsewhere in Chicago.

3.0

Apr 13, 2015

Joe is always one of the greatest personality to work for, even when the company could have lost its way at the time

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Sabbatical and flexible working schedules, if one's manager chains honor it. Payment is not bad at all especially in consideration of local economy, everyone's accomplishment and real "productive" workload. The senior executives and sales, account managers can make a lot even in bad years, easily dwarfing what the others like developers or IT staffs can aspire on the first line. Taking the annual bonus expense from 10-K and divide by these groups one can easily figure out. Bagels Wednesday etc. Lastly and most importantly, Joe is always one of the greatest personality to work for.

Cons

Dysfunctional internal politics at the time I left. Smart people, particularly newly minted senior managers, are not shy about boasting all the benefits and opportunities they enjoy with little real products or productivity to deliver. The morale was rather low so there were an exodus of good people during the period.

2.0

Jun 16, 2014

Great Insurance, Good Bagels, Poor Middle Management

Designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Insurance - Bagel Day - Summer Hours

Cons

Terribly poor, under qualified middle management. Lack of oversight. No one is ever on the same page in terms of project intent, and deadlines. Way too many managers watching YouTube. They work young developers, programers, and designers to the bone with no recognition for their hard work. I have worked several times overnight due to the manager’s constant nagging on finishing the project only to find out there was no set deadline whatsoever. No apology from the manager, just an "oops!".

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