Is BlackRock a good company to work for?

BlackRock has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 7,764 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 69% of employees would recommend working at BlackRock to a friend and 69% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about BlackRock have been left by employees working as Project Manager , Summer Analyst and Investment Analyst .

Does BlackRock pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, BlackRock employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at BlackRock. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at BlackRock?

69% of BlackRock employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated BlackRock 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at BlackRock?

Analyst (1001) , Associate (946) , Vice President (577) , Director (298) , Summer Analyst (158) , Software Engineer (151) , Intern (130) , Financial Analyst (76) , Portfolio Manager (71) , Managing Director (64) , Business Analyst (55) , Administrative Assistant (47) , Summer Intern (44) , Associate Software Engineer (36) , Senior Software Engineer (36)

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

"Great culture and very easy to connect with people both in and outside the office." ((in 864 reviews)); "Blackrock has some great people working very hard in most departments and provides solid operational support." ((in 686 reviews)); "good work life balance but now with 4 days in the office it is much harder" ((in 433 reviews)); "Good benefits and wokr enviroment" ((in 393 reviews)); "paced environment with a lot of learning 2) Colleagues are smart 3) Great brand to have on your resume" ((in 178 reviews))

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

"The pay is low and the level of responsibility is poor." ((in 259 reviews)); "Long hours and slightly competitive" ((in 237 reviews)); "Poor management with too many silos" ((in 198 reviews)); "Low salary and too corporate." ((in 166 reviews)); "Poor managers who are just in the right place right time to be promoted (got in early)." ((in 118 reviews))

What are employees saying about BlackRock layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed BlackRock locations?

New York , San Francisco , Wilmington , Atlanta , Princeton , Seattle , Boston , Chicago , Philadelphia , Los Angeles , Plainsboro , Washington , Delaware City , Blanchard , Dallas , South San Francisco , Claymont , Florham Park , Jersey City , Buffalo , Brooklyn , Staten Island , Davison , San Antonio , Delaware , Newport Beach , Santa Monica , Sausalito , Newark , Hell

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3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(6,578 total reviews)

Laurence D. Fink

82% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

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BlackRock has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 6,578 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BlackRock 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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3.0

Feb 22, 2026

Great work/life balance in Budapest, legacy-heavy tech environment

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Pros

• Work/life balance in Budapest is significantly better than in NYC or London. The pace is more predictable and generally manageable. • Compensation and benefits are truly top-tier on the Hungarian market. Hard to beat locally. • Stable environment, strong global brand, financially very solid company.

Cons

• Budapest is not a real decision-making center. Most meaningful strategic or product decisions are made in NYC or London. Local teams are often in execution mode. • Innovation is uneven. Truly greenfield or high-impact initiatives are rare outside HQ. • The technology landscape is heavily constrained by legacy internal platforms, frameworks, and governance. Even when modern concepts (microservices, cloud, etc.) are mentioned, in practice engineers often work within rigid internal ecosystems. • Starting something new can be extremely bureaucratic. The number of approvals, architectural reviews, and internal dependencies can be frustrating and slow. • Career growth in modern tech domains (cloud-native, cutting-edge architecture) can be limited depending on the team. Exposure is not guaranteed. • Internal politics can be strong in certain areas. Leadership quality varies significantly by team. • Social culture exists, but compared to HQ offices it feels more structured and less organic.

3.0

Feb 21, 2026

Culture

Anonymous employee

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Brilliant CEO. The company's overall culture is great. People are mostly pleasant, and the work environment is invigorating, but this really largely depends on which organization you are in.

Cons

1. Career ascension, despite what the official statement says, is extremely difficult to obtain. The criteria for the corporate title exist, but the language is written in a way that conveys maximum ambiguity with no actual road map. 2. If you are a middle manager and in the US, especially, be prepared that your position will be made redundant in the annual purge. 3. My organization has gone through major re-org every year (occasionally twice/year) for the last 5 years. 4. Massive cultural shift over the last 2-3 years. Speaking from only my experience under my organization, we did away with the sensible approach and embraced a more hawkish rhetoric. We were denounced and criticized for being "too nice" in the past, openly, multiple times in the all-hands meetings. 5. My 1:1 meetings regularly start with my manager asking, "Tell me what you can do for ME?" and voicing your opinions/comments in the meeting is discouraged with the post-meeting reminder that they are "inappropriate for the context" or "timing is not right".

4.0

Feb 19, 2026

Great place to work

Risk and returns analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Collaboritive environment Office snacks and coffee machine A lot of resources to figure out problems on your own before asking for help

Cons

A lot of hours worked (could have been my own problem)

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