Is BMO Financial Group a good company to work for?

BMO Financial Group has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 10,730 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 67% of employees would recommend working at BMO Financial Group to a friend and 64% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about BMO Financial Group have been left by employees working as Credit Analyst , Bank Teller and Associate .

Does BMO Financial Group pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, BMO Financial Group employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at BMO Financial Group. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at BMO Financial Group?

67% of BMO Financial Group employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated BMO Financial Group 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at BMO Financial Group?

Customer Service Representative (705) , Personal Banker (441) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (354) , Business Analyst (206) , Analyst (191) , Investment Specialist (184) , Manager (154) , Software Developer (127) , Senior Manager (123) , Personal Banking Associate (PBA) (113) , Associate (99) , Director (94) , Bank Teller (91) , Financial Analyst (82) , Financial Services Manager (77)

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

"Good benefits and comparable to other banks" ((in 730 reviews)); "Culture is great and consistent." ((in 570 reviews)); "People are great and nice and want you to advance in your career" ((in 533 reviews)); "Teams are dedicated to successful project completion but they still maintain good work life balance." ((in 445 reviews)); "Great atmosphere and team." ((in 262 reviews))

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

"low pay and last to get pay increase" ((in 478 reviews)); "Salary low and busy working pace" ((in 323 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of consideration of service worker abuse." ((in 313 reviews)); "Long hours and not great if you have a family" ((in 107 reviews)); "Bad upper management, rude, arrogant" ((in 53 reviews))

What are employees saying about BMO Financial Group layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed BMO Financial Group locations?

Chicago , New York , Milwaukee , Naperville , Brookfield , San Francisco , Madison , Los Angeles , Saint Louis , Phoenix , Omaha , Palo Alto , Jersey City , Kansas City , Green Bay , Ontario , San Ramon , Dallas , Irving , Houston , Indianapolis , Denver , Portland , Tampa , Buffalo Grove , Scottsdale , Lincoln , Boston , Atlanta , Hinsdale

BMO Financial Group reviews

3.8

67% would recommend to a friend

(9,022 total reviews)

Darryl White

83% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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BMO Financial Group has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 9,022 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BMO Financial Group 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

9K reviews

1.0

Oct 21, 2015

BMO Harris

Bank manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fair salary and comparable benefits

Cons

BMO is unable or unwilling to compete in markets beyond the greater Chicago/Milwaukee area and their home base in Canada. Their products, pricing, services and technology is below average at best.

2.0

Sep 28, 2014

Not terrible but definitely not great

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, still has brand name recognition, work life balance

Cons

Old outdated technology. Non-synergistic mergers have caused confusion and delays. There is a lot of disorganization and a general feeling that the best days are behind it. The place has a sense of being a commuter office where no one gets too friendly or is passionate about what they are doing. It seems either old timers are waiting to cash out of their pensions or newcomers are confused as to just what they've gotten themselves into when presented with the strange mix of old technology and inefficiencies and no one to help them learn it. Don't expect to develop personally or professionally here.

1.0

Mar 2, 2014

Company is very unorganized and not employee friendly

Mortgage banker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big Bank, promotes in house referrals for additional compensation

Cons

Was told to sign a new employment contract that states that if a customer you did a mortgage for defaults, you will have to pay back commissions!! How is that even possible, seeing mortgage bankers don't make the decision for loan approval??? Huge problem with I.T. depts. and HR is sources out as well as most of the depts. Hard to get help!!!

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