Is CME Group a good company to work for?

CME Group has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 1,729 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 1% over the last 12 months. 73% of employees would recommend working at CME Group to a friend and 78% 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?

73% of CME Group employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated CME Group 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 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 (46) , Manager (33) , Analyst (25) , Software Engineer(Internship) (23) , 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 151 reviews)); "good benefits in terms of health insurance and retirement plans" ((in 138 reviews)); "Good work life balance and WFH policy" ((in 126 reviews)); "good culture and events such as the runs" ((in 72 reviews)); "Pay was good for the industry" ((in 68 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 32 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 ((in 15 reviews)); "Too much bureaucracy, difficult upper management that are very outdated in their view of work."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

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CME Group reviews

4.0

73% would recommend to a friend

(236 total reviews)

Terry Duffy

78% approve of CEO

78% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Work/Life balance

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Senior management

3.5

Career opportunities

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236 reviews

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4.0

Nov 1, 2015

Student Intern

Student intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They are leading the next gen commodities trading platform and also offer high hourly rate. They have branches all over the world and people share a good working ambience

Cons

Maybe less innovation happens in such a huge company. Some requirement of permission or devices would take too long than you can imagine

3.0

Oct 21, 2015

market reporter

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good benefits and salary compensation

Cons

advancement seems hard and political

2.0

Oct 19, 2015

Pays to be with the "in" crowd

Director level

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation is competitive. Name brand will help you with your next job. Some very smart and thoughtful people still work there.

Cons

Used to be a cool place brimming with energetic and capable people. Now people do the bare minimum to not get fired. A lot of folks don't even care and want the axe provided they get a package. Morale at an all time low. Politics rule here. Lot of folks advance by whisper campaigning (bad mouthing) their internal competition or by playing golf with management. Or just by saying yes. PMO a joke. Top guys have a stunning lack of vision and leadership skills. Hire yes men and hope for the best. Shocked many still work at the company. Detractors or folks who voice an alternate view are let go or demoted. Losing best talent and not recognizing good talent is common practice for missed opportunities. Many legacy exec directors are holdovers that wouldn't be marketable anywhere else. Lack of focus on business process gives it that 90s feel where emails and outdated spreadsheets run amok. Many unhappy folks in leadership affects productivity. What happened? And now offshoring most of IT and eventually Operations? Good move (sic). That'll keep talent here. This last Strategy scheme will undo a lot of good built by rank and file that put the CME where it is. And will impact quality. Oh yeah quality ... forget it. The argument is that we can outsource for $25/hr so do it twice and we're still ahead. Ask for a profile of recent hires vs recent departures. Any noticeable trends? Seriously.

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