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 , Software Engineer(Internship) and Intern - Hourly .

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 benefits in terms of health insurance and retirement plans" ((in 152 reviews)); "great people to work with" ((in 147 reviews)); "Good work life balance with and comfortable pay for being in Chicago." ((in 134 reviews)); "good culture and events such as the runs" ((in 76 reviews)); "Pay was good for the industry" ((in 59 reviews))

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

"Poor management, and no accountability." ((in 62 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 31 reviews)); "Uninspiring and inauthentic senior management more concerned with their golden handcuffs than their people and challenging the status quo." ((in 26 reviews)); "Layoffs are frequent." ((in 18 reviews)); "Too much bureaucracy, difficult upper management that are very outdated in their view of work." ((in 14 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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2.0

Oct 31, 2018

Avoid working here: Management and HR are thick as thieves

Senior software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pretty good benefits package Work-life balance ok Decent office

Cons

CME really stands for the Chicago Meeting Exchange No idea how some people are in the senior positions they are in. Seems if there is no-one else for the job you get promoted. Told to shut up for being outspoken. No desire to improve things or hear about what's not working. Very top heavy in management. Some management was spineless at the time I was there and afraid of London management. HR process is a ruse. London and belfast management control HR, and can gang up against you that its farcical, your voice is unheard and you will be treated unfairly. Sadly decisions are made before they can be actively resolved.

5.0

Oct 27, 2018

Awesome Company

Systems engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome company to work with.

Cons

No Cons as of now.

1.0

Oct 27, 2018

Avoid working here!!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Salary Bonus Performance shares WFH - dependent on what team

Cons

Teams are threatened with performance improvement plans Under-resourced in operations Chicago centric, decision making is all based in the US Managers creating empires HR department protects management - issues are rarely resolved Too many priorities / priorities change at a high rate Staff in certain teams are overworked Weekend releases and dev teams are expected to support applications 24/7 while on rota Huge number of highly experienced staff have left the Belfast office this year Roles and responsibilities can be unclear and managers micromanage

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