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?

"great people to work with" ((in 152 reviews)); "good benefits in terms of health insurance and retirement plans" ((in 136 reviews)); "Good work life balance with and comfortable pay for being in Chicago." ((in 132 reviews)); "Great culture and consistently growing company" ((in 73 reviews)); "Pay is good compared to banks but not at all compared to tech firms" ((in 67 reviews))

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

"Poor management, and no accountability." ((in 61 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 30 reviews)); "Uninspiring and inauthentic senior management more concerned with their golden handcuffs than their people and challenging the status quo." ((in 24 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs, less than 18 months apart for the last 12 years" ((in 16 reviews)); "Too much bureaucracy, difficult upper management that are very outdated in their view of work." ((in 13 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

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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

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Senior management

3.5

Career opportunities

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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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

4.0

Mar 20, 2017

Very good experience.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Wonderful company. Many new technologies can be learnt. Most of them good employees except few stereotypes.

Cons

Lethargic process. Specifically at Bangalore office we see recruitment team doesn't even call the candidates we refer. Lots of emphasis is given to referral but something is fishy with Bangalore recruitment team. Many employees believe there is some internal dealing with few consultancy and recruitment team. Many references is taken from consultancy who may be paying off to recruitment team.

CME Group Response

Thank you for your review. We’re glad to hear that your experience with CME Group thus far has been largely positive. With regard to the cons you’ve noted, please know that we take allegations of misconduct very seriously and provide several avenues for reporting such behavior. We encourage you to use our ethics reporting line to provide further details about issue so that we can take the necessary and appropriate steps to address the matter.

1.0

Apr 18, 2019

Not recommended

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay and benefits +company shares scheme

Cons

-Horrible office culture. - Highly political. -What many people mention about HR and management is sadly true. Management own HR and they side with them at the expense of the employees.

2.0

Mar 30, 2018

Choose if pay is the reason

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1.Free cab and food 2. Good Pay 3. Good managers in the side of quant and clearing

Cons

1.Hire and fire - Seen mostly on Engineering side 2. Favoritism in promotions and Hike 3. Too much power in the hands of Directors leading to above points 4. US team clueless about culture being built.. Esp fear in employees for their career 5. No clear directions from leadership team in Blr either in form of projects /support required for teams . They take every feedback too seriously if it comes from US.

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