Is Northern Trust a good company to work for?

Northern Trust has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 6,920 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 67% of employees would recommend working at Northern Trust to a friend and 61% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Northern Trust have been left by employees working as Business Analyst , Associate and Intern .

Does Northern Trust pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Northern Trust employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Northern Trust. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Northern Trust?

67% of Northern Trust employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Northern Trust 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Northern Trust?

Analyst (701) , Senior Analyst (587) , Financial Analyst (299) , Consultant (250) , Technical Coordinator (217) , Vice President (177) , Team Leader (143) , Senior Consultant (125) , Fund Accountant (91) , Senior Financial Analyst (89) , Associate Consultant (67) , Manager (63) , Intern (61) , Second Vice President (54) , Senior Vice President (53)

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

"Work life balance is good for some and ok for others" ((in 793 reviews)); "Good culture and Equality." ((in 538 reviews)); "some great people that try very hard but a lot of time let down by managers." ((in 375 reviews)); "Good Benefits and training hybrid work schedule" ((in 364 reviews)); "Work culture is good but it depends a lot on the process and team you get into." ((in 275 reviews))

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

"Low pay and difficult to get promoted" ((in 373 reviews)); "Low salary increases if you stay on the same team for extended periods of time." ((in 290 reviews)); "Certain departments have poor management and there is dead weight that needs to go" ((in 287 reviews)); "Low pay and bonus for the work taken from us" ((in 106 reviews)); "Sometimes fails to recognise that a manager is bad with people" ((in 105 reviews))

What are employees saying about Northern Trust layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Northern Trust locations?

Chicago , Tempe , Miami , New York , Phoenix , Los Angeles , Stamford , Atlanta , Dallas , Houston , Tampa , San Diego , West Palm Beach , Boston , Jersey City , Scottsdale , Naperville , Washington , Newport Beach , San Francisco , North Chicago , Kansas City , Arizona City , Grand Rapids , Denver , Seattle , Philadelphia , Fort Lauderdale , Naples , Chicago

Northern Trust reviews

3.6

67% would recommend to a friend

(6,449 total reviews)

Michael OGrady

80% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

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Northern Trust has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 6,449 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Northern Trust employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

6K reviews

3.0

Jan 31, 2009

salary decent, hours great, but very laid back

Senior consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

they have a good network of people and it is easy to talk to management. The IT department listens to what employees have to say also. Salary is decent, hours are very laid back, everyone leaves by 430pm.

Cons

not that challenging, becomes a little boring at times.

3.0

Jan 11, 2009

Northern Trust needs to change

Financial analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Northern Trust is a very well respected organization with long history and many areas of practice. It is a great place for entry level person to learn and many people have careers spanning over 15 years at Northern.

Cons

Leadership and the entire company culture are very conservative, too many layers of management, review process is not very transparent, low level of reward for highly skilled/productive current workers while high compensation to attract people from outside the firm. This has created some discontent for employees. High productivity and sometimes long hours are expected but over-time (or compensated overtime) was discouraged.

4.0

Jan 7, 2009

Get rid of the dead weight, this could be a great company

Portfolio manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Northern is a great place for job safety / and or for people who need work / life balance

Cons

- if you are a hard driving person, this is a collection of people who are striving to be average - working hard and being innovative are not likely by many in middle management --- its the middle / mid senior management which is the true weakness of the firm. Mid level management is a collection of has beens who are waiting for the stock to rise enough so they can cash out.

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salary decent, hours great, but very laid back

Northern Trust needs to change

Get rid of the dead weight, this could be a great company

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