Is CME Group a good company to work for?

CME Group has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 1,726 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 74% of employees would recommend working at CME Group to a friend and 79% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about CME Group have been left by employees working as Intern , Intern - Hourly and Software Engineer(Internship) .

Does CME Group pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, CME Group employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at CME Group. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at CME Group?

74% of CME Group employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated CME Group 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CME Group?

Software Engineer (81) , Intern (62) , Senior Software Engineer (54) , Director (47) , Manager (33) , Analyst (25) , Software Engineer(Internship) (22) , Business Analyst (14) , Intern - Hourly (14) , Software Developer (14) , Consultant (13) , Executive Director (13) , Lead Software Engineer (13) , QA Analyst (12) , Product Manager (11)

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

"Good work life balance and WFH policy" ((in 144 reviews)); "good benefits in terms of health insurance and retirement plans" ((in 142 reviews)); "great people to work with" ((in 140 reviews)); "Pay was good for the industry" ((in 64 reviews)); "Good salary with bonuses." ((in 46 reviews))

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

"Poor management, and no accountability." ((in 64 reviews)); "managers are promoted because they are great at their jobs and have industry expertise however, they receive no guidance on how to treat the staff they are responsible for." ((in 29 reviews)); "Uninspiring and inauthentic senior management more concerned with their golden handcuffs than their people and challenging the status quo." ((in 25 reviews)); "Layoffs are frequent." ((in 17 reviews)); "Too much bureaucracy, difficult upper management that are very outdated in their view of work." ((in 15 reviews))

What are employees saying about CME Group layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed CME Group locations?

Chicago , New York , Parsippany , Champaign , Princeton , Aurora , Naperville , Chicago , Parlin , Randolph , Carol Stream , Geneva , Mount Prospect , Oak Lawn , Roselle , Wheaton , Washington , Auburn , Los Angeles , Stamford , Atlanta , Covington , Chicago Heights , Webster Groves , Israel

CME Group reviews

4.0

74% would recommend to a friend

(1,325 total reviews)

Terry Duffy

78% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

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CME Group has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,325 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CME Group 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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1K reviews

1.0

Feb 26, 2019

Not recommend for women

Qa analyst

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Pros

I do not find any in the last two and a half year. Good thing they have only work from home.

Cons

1. Horrible treatment for the female in spite of taking more complex work and completing also they will have many reasons to degrade your rating. You will surprise the whole company is working with the agreement of one stupid manager. 2. Managers are here lacking much knowledge if they do not know anything they will put all game on you and you will be treated as a terrorist. 3. I am surprised how are they getting all rating because they are writing themselves. Well, they have opened new office in India but all major works happen in US. 4. If you want to grow at CME and want to be in good books of manager do all networking every time and lie as much as you can in your work. They do not have any tracking process. That is the reason only those people are surviving here.

CME Group Response

7y

While we appreciate you sharing your review, we respectfully disagree with your observations. We value the key role our female workforce plays in our success. 40% of our corporate management team is made up of women. Both our Bangalore and Belfast Technology centers are led by women, and women represent 20 percent of our IT workforce. We are very proud of the great work our Women’s Initiative Network and our Women in Technology groups do to provide networking and development opportunities That - coupled with our Bangalore Office having some of our highest engagement scores – is something we are proud to stand behind.

1.0

Feb 8, 2019

Does not care for it's employees

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good pay, good benefits, next to train

Cons

You are just a number, management does not care about it's employees and as soon as you make too much they will find any excuse to get rid of you, they have done this hundreds of times.

1.0

Feb 7, 2019

Do not work here to get ahead

Technical leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good name, wealthy, stable, flexible

Cons

Aggressive, discriminatory, bad leadership, if you bark the loudest and rule by fear, you are a shoe-in.

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