Northern Trust reviews

3.6

68% would recommend to a friend

(6,453 total reviews)
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Michael OGrady

80% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Northern Trust has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 6,453 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).

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2.0
Apr 21, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Nice people and a good environment. Benefits are good and the work is interesting. On a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate NT as a 7. But, it’s typical big corporate crap that hands out 2% raises and minimum bonuses during a good year yet spends $360 million this past quarter buying their stock back.

Cons

Constant reminders to do more with less and cut costs and belt tightening while the execs line their pockets and you maybe get a 2% raise. I could see such actions if the firm was doing bad financially, but they aren’t. Record this and record that for many quarters now. And they walk around patting each other on the back like they all did such a great job when in reality, the markets are up so the value of the assets we manage are up. I’m wondering what sort of actions will happen when the market goes south for several quarters. Oh. And the constant state of surveillance here is BS. Tracking to make sure you are here 3 days a week. Keyboard / mouse / PC tracking systems receding your activity. It’s like a 21st century high tech sweatshop in some ways.

5.0
Apr 19, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Culture at NT continues to influence its partners for 137 years.... This organization allows me to learn and implement the learning. Every opportunity that was offered in the last 5 years have been very fulfilling and continues to challenge my capabilities and provokes me to excel constantly.

Cons

Needs better branding in regions other than the US.

5.0
Apr 16, 2026

Positive

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good Employee benefits Work Culture

Cons

Can improve compensation as per industry

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