Is Nasdaq a good company to work for?

Nasdaq has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 1,692 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 76% of employees would recommend working at Nasdaq to a friend and 69% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Nasdaq have been left by employees working as Intern , Software Engineer and Analyst .

Does Nasdaq pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Nasdaq employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Nasdaq. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Nasdaq?

76% of Nasdaq employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Nasdaq 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Nasdaq?

Software Engineer (59) , Senior Software Engineer (57) , Analyst (56) , Intern (43) , Software Developer (32) , Business Analyst (26) , Director (26) , Senior Software Developer (21) , Senior Analyst (20) , Advisory Analyst (19) , Project Manager (19) , Manager (18) , Specialist (16) , Summer Intern (16) , Software Developer Specialist (14)

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

"People are great and supportive" ((in 131 reviews)); "Benefits are good" ((in 125 reviews)); "Good company and values work life balance" ((in 112 reviews)); "paced work environment / great colleagues" ((in 59 reviews)); "People are educated and good management." ((in 43 reviews))

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

"low salary and a lot of work for a short period of time" ((in 41 reviews)); "low pay and grow slowly" ((in 41 reviews)); "Mediocre senior management, hard to get promotion without sucking up" ((in 15 reviews)); "Long hours and hard work but it's ok" ((in 13 reviews)); "Limited career growth" ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about Nasdaq layoffs in 2026?

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

What Nasdaq locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Washington , Atlanta , Philadelphia , Greensboro , Denver , New York , Rockville , Chicago , Boston

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3.9

76% would recommend to a friend

(1,403 total reviews)

Adena Friedman

87% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

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4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.6

Senior management

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

Nasdaq has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,403 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Nasdaq 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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4.0

Aug 23, 2016

Lean Lean Lean

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flat organizational structure with lots of responsibility. If you're an entrepreneur there are plenty of opportunities to take the bull by the horns and make of it what you will. Anyone expecting opportunities on a silver platter however need not apply.

Cons

Compensation is misaligned. There are rather severe dislocations in salary across the division as well as with subordinates making more than some managers despite less experience, track record, or responsibility. Sad.

1.0

Jun 1, 2016

With acquisition hope nepotism ends

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not I could think of

Cons

Nepotism Nepotism....all top positions are taken by family and friends. Hopefully with Nasdaq acquisition it all ends. CTO only promotes friends even if they are incapable and this is followed by other leads of his.

1.0

Jan 18, 2016

past job

Sales executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

nice people to work with

Cons

this is a stock exchange and they know nothing about selling software, and do not invest money into their own products.

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