Is Stifel Financial a good company to work for?

Stifel Financial has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 1,087 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months. 56% of employees would recommend working at Stifel Financial to a friend and 57% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Stifel Financial have been left by employees working as Intern , Associate and Investment Banking Summer Analyst .

Does Stifel Financial pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Stifel Financial employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Stifel Financial. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Stifel Financial?

56% of Stifel Financial employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Stifel Financial 3.8 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 Stifel Financial?

Investment Banking Analyst (57) , Analyst (55) , Intern (51) , Client Service Associate (32) , Financial Advisor (29) , Associate (26) , Operations Associate (20) , Investment Banking Summer Analyst (19) , Registered Client Service Associate (17) , Vice President (16) , Managing Director (12) , Director (10) , Equity Research Associate (10) , Summer Analyst (10) , Compliance Analyst (9)

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

"The people in my department were great to work with as well as surrounding departments." ((in 108 reviews)); "Not stressful; good work life balance" ((in 38 reviews)); "Great exposure across different teams" ((in 17 reviews)); "I work in a branch and I am lucky to have a lot of great coworkers." ((in 15 reviews)); "Learned a lot and met great people" ((in 13 reviews))

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

"Poor benefits" ((in 43 reviews)); "who have no training and no knowledge of leadership nor management not EEOC rules." ((in 20 reviews)); "long hours (not as long as in bulge brackets)" ((in 18 reviews)); "They have also abruptly taken away any work from home opportunities from what I am hearing." ((in 13 reviews)); "I had 2 managers over 6 years & they were both terrible." ((in 13 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Stifel Financial locations?

Saint Louis , New York , San Francisco , Baltimore , Chicago , Birmingham , Los Angeles , Houston , Dallas , Denver , Detroit , Garden City , Phoenix , Washington , Pittsburgh , Boston , Madison , Mequon , Sheridan , Saint Paul , Cincinnati , San Juan Capistrano , Colorado Springs , Conshohocken , Atlanta , Florham Park , Jersey City , Boise , Peoria , Waterloo

Stifel Financial reviews

3.7

56% would recommend to a friend

(888 total reviews)

Ronald J. Kruszewski

67% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (888 reviews)

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Stifel Financial has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 888 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Stifel Financial 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

888 reviews

1.0

Aug 6, 2025

Avoid working here

Operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very few, but there were some nice people that worked here and if I can be considered a pro, the work wasn't very challenging.

Cons

A badly run business in Europe, with no direction and very little communication from management, particularly when things were going downhill and redundancies were happening. A lot of toxic people and so much office politics made it a minefield in the office. No bonuses and barely any pay increase while I was there, and little scope for career progression.

4.0

Jul 31, 2025

Great company, terrible training program

Financial advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture, the company is very supportive (likely dependent on office location and colleagues). Work life balance is top notch allowing for flow to meet clients in person or any other activities needed on any given day. No required meetings that waste time and effort. Social events are well put together and communicated well in advance.

Cons

If you are a new advisor be realistic with yourself that the percentage of making it as a Financial Advisor is already quite low around 10%. Stifel's training program is flat out not good, they only "train" on succession planning if you are joining a parent or family member. If you don't fit this bill I would highly suggest not pursuing the path of being a Financial Advisor or if you are dying to go this route and feel it is your true calling in life find another firm that provides resources and training for advisors who do not have an existing book of business.

1.0

Jul 31, 2025

Never work here, awful platform, awful mngt, awful US bank with no clue in UK

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They have ruined the majority of peoples careers, have fired almost everyone, looks like it will go bust and shut up shop.

Cons

Apparently the cleaner was very friendly

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Jobs at Stifel Financial

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Registered Client Service Associate

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Client Service Associate - NR