Is Baird a good company to work for?

Baird has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 876 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 90% of employees would recommend working at Baird to a friend and 88% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Baird have been left by employees working as Private Wealth Management Intern , Intern and PWM Intern .

Does Baird pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Baird employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Baird. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Baird?

90% of Baird employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Baird 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.4 for culture and values and 4.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Baird?

Intern (52) , Client Specialist (37) , Financial Advisor (35) , Investment Banking Analyst (29) , Private Wealth Management Intern (26) , Equity Research Analyst (20) , Analyst (19) , Associate (17) , Client Assistant (17) , Investment Banking Associate (16) , PWM Intern (13) , Business Analyst (9) , Investment Banking Summer Analyst (9) , Wealth Management Intern (8) , Equity Research Associate (7)

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

"Haven’t worked here long enough but you can tell everyone acts like family here and great benefits for women." ((in 36 reviews)); "Great work life balance and innovative." ((in 34 reviews)); "great team" ((in 21 reviews)); "Baird employees great people." ((in 17 reviews)); "It is the best place to work" ((in 12 reviews))

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

"It's a tough job that requires long hours and you aren't always adequately compensated for it." ((in 39 reviews)); "low pay and less flexibility than expected" ((in 28 reviews)); "Also, parking is crazy expensive and is not reimbursed." ((in 9 reviews)); "Minimum structure and no training." ((in 6 reviews)); "Less salary" ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Baird layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Baird locations?

Milwaukee , Chicago , Seattle , New York , Madison , Louisville , Nashville , Denver , Scottsdale , Charlotte , Indianapolis , Pittsburgh , Lexington-Fayette , Bowling Green , Owensboro , Washington , Dallas , Tampa , Saint Louis , Mequon , Holland , Minneapolis , Minnetonka , Kingsport , Akron , Cincinnati , Cleveland , Columbus , Los Angeles , San Francisco

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4.2

90% would recommend to a friend

(657 total reviews)

Steven Booth

96% approve of CEO

88% positive business outlook

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Baird has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 657 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Baird 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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657 reviews

1.0

Jun 2, 2017

Director

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CEO approval

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Pros

Mid size, access to many product heads.

Cons

Good old boys club, managers all manage up.

4.0

Apr 27, 2017

Back Office - Fee Based Accounts

Advisory trading - product support

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CEO approval

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Pros

-There's a lot of smart people that work at the firm -For the most part, everyone who works at Baird wants to work there. It's not just a paycheck. -There's a lot of room for process improvements. If you have any sort or skills with Excel or SQL, then you will immediately be an asset. -Very flexible work schedules if you have kids -Great intern program, a lot of them get hired on

Cons

- Given that the back office isn't directly income producing, not a ton of IT resources are allocated to the department, but I imagine that's the somewhat standard across the industry. -There's a lot of paper/printing/faxing -Not a whole lot of professional growth

2.0

Dec 28, 2016

Admin

Administrative assistant

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The company provides flexibility & a good work life balance but needs to work on structure & organization in the administrative areas.

Cons

The DC office lacks structure, fairness & diversity. Having had an issue w / one of the admins I was disappointed the supervisor didn't investigate the complaint more. Poor company to work for if equality is important to you.

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