Is CME Group a good company to work for?

CME Group has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 1,725 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 (61) , 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 150 reviews)); "Good work life balance with and comfortable pay for being in Chicago." ((in 139 reviews)); "good benefits in terms of health insurance and retirement plans" ((in 138 reviews)); "good culture and events such as the runs" ((in 73 reviews)); "Pay was good for the industry" ((in 61 reviews))

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

"Poor management, and no accountability." ((in 67 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 33 reviews)); "Uninspiring and inauthentic senior management more concerned with their golden handcuffs than their people and challenging the status quo." ((in 24 reviews)); "Constant layoffs" ((in 17 reviews)); "Too much bureaucracy, difficult upper management that are very outdated in their view of work."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

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(1,324 total reviews)

Terry Duffy

78% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

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CME Group has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,324 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

4.0

Sep 5, 2018

Rewarding and Fast Paced

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fast paced environment that keeps you on your toes. Great place to learn how a large company operates. Works with innovative technology. Work life balance is better than most places still with PTO and WFH.

Cons

Needs work on the culture a bit more. People are too engulfed in work that it's lacks being a comfortable environment.

4.0

Jun 29, 2018

Project Manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company great atmosphere

Cons

Everybody works in silos, poor management of resources

3.0

Feb 20, 2018

Analyst

Business analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture, very honest, loyal company with excellent benefits and fair compensation. Company utilizes your talents in meaningful ways and provides ample opportunities to develop new skills.

Cons

Company is very focused on talking about their emphasis on career development without any corresponding evidence that working hard and dedicating yourself to the company’s mission will lead to some level of career advancement.

CME Group Response

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Thank you for sharing your thoughts. We’re always pleased to hear positive feedback about our company, culture and total rewards program. With respect to your other comments, giving employees the opportunity to build their careers at CME Group for the long term is very important to us, and we have some strong results to show for it. In 2017, 14% of employees were promoted company-wide and 30% of open positions were filled through internal recruitment – at or above the industry average for both measures. Of those promoted, 84% were individual contributors (employees without people management responsibilities).

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