Is Baird a good company to work for?

Baird has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 875 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 37 reviews)); "Great work life balance and innovative." ((in 36 reviews)); "Good work life balance, friendly employees" ((in 18 reviews)); "It is the best place to work" ((in 12 reviews)); "I learned a lot about Baird and got to learn a lot about financial services." ((in 11 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 37 reviews)); "low pay and less flexibility than expected" ((in 27 reviews)); "Less salary" ((in 6 reviews)); "have to work long hours sometimes" ((in 6 reviews)); "Pay, Change Management, Conservative, Diversity" ((in 5 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 Baird locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Nashville , Charlotte , Milwaukee , Denver , Seattle , Indianapolis , Madison , Louisville , New York , Scottsdale

Baird reviews

4.2

90% would recommend to a friend

(656 total reviews)

Steven Booth

96% approve of CEO

88% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Culture & values

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Senior management

4.2

Career opportunities

3.9

Compensation and benefits

Baird has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 656 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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656 reviews

2.0

Jan 27, 2015

Don't believe all the hype.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Some really good people in the rank and file work there.

Cons

The culture is changing as the next level of management moves up the ranks. Paul Purcell did some positive things during his leadership tenure, but I wonder what the future holds as he transitions out. Unquestionable loyalty to management seems to be the number one priority if you want to get anywhere in the firm. A lot of good people in the corporate office seem frustrated (overworked, underpaid, etc.), but they don't look for work elsewhere because they're constantly reminded that Baird is one on the Best Places to Work list. The Best Place to Work list is just a marketing gimmick. Nothing more.

2.0

Nov 2, 2014

Don't know why Baird gets 4 stars here. The reviews are mostly negative.

Financial advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Small company where you can know a lot of people. Relatively easy to get things done.

Cons

Old boys club. 99% of corp and branch management is white men who chose each other. Number of women fin advisers is 8% against industry average of 23%. Almost no people of color. Shocking and dysfunctional. Lots of long time employees guarding turf. Many secret handshakes. IB and PE are favorites while PWM makes most money. PWM under served. Command and control.

1.0

Mar 4, 2013

Overpromised and Underdelivered

Financial advisor aka salesman

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I think there are some genuinely good people who work here. Like other wirehouses, this place has the full slate of products for the retail investor.

Cons

As soon as they lured me from another firm, they forgot about me. Then, when I only attracted 2/3 of my clients from the previous firm, they swiftly cut my payout to 25%, then 20%. In addition, as an advisor, they paid for nothing aside from the inducement, yet expected me to run my business on the 25% of gross commissions they allowed me to keep. The business model is broken. The technology is terrible, and this company is no better than Merrill Lynch or Morgan Stanley or any of the other dumps that take clients' money to line their own pockets. Don't walk from this place...run!

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Don't know why Baird gets 4 stars here. The reviews are mostly negative.

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