CME Group reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(1,322 total reviews)
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Terry Duffy

78% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

CME Group has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,322 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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3.0
May 14, 2026

Good bonuses but low pay and high workload

Recommend
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Pros

Takes time to see a real increase in salary. Other companies pay much more starting salary. Bonus is really good. Restricted stock grants are great.

Cons

Too many projects using the same resources. They work you non stop with little appreciation. They roll out technologies they don’t fully understand and punish employees for misuse. HR is incompetent and out of touch with employees and will get rid of you for minor technicalities. They hang on to employees who consistently underperform.

3.0
May 12, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- Friendly working environment. - Slow-paced and relaxed. - Opportunity to work on high-impact financial software. Quite useful if you want to get into a trading firm later on.

Cons

- Limited skill growth capability (tools are severely locked down, etc) - Work life balance can be shaky sometimes since systems fail after 5pm, weekend, etc. - Documentation is terribly organized. - Not enough focus on engineering culture. Overall probably not the best place to stick around if you like exploring new skills, building from the ground up, taking ownership etc.

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