Does Edelman Financial Engines pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Edelman Financial Engines employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Edelman Financial Engines. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Edelman Financial Engines?

48% of Edelman Financial Engines employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Edelman Financial Engines 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Edelman Financial Engines?

Client Service Associate (39) , Investment Advisor (19) , Software Engineer (12) , Financial Advisor (11) , Investment Advisor Representative (11) , Senior Software Engineer (11) , Financial Planner (7) , CSA (6) , Executive Assistant (6) , Manager (6) , Client Services Manager (5) , Marketing (5) , CSA - Customer Service Associate (4) , Director (4) , Engineer (4)

What are the pros of working at Edelman Financial Engines according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and very smart." ((in 49 reviews)); "Benefits are great." ((in 42 reviews)); "Great culture and always innovating." ((in 38 reviews)); "Work life balance is good here" ((in 29 reviews)); "Decent pay and 20 paid days off in addition to market holidays." ((in 26 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Edelman Financial Engines according to real employee reviews?

"Abusive senior leadership that chooses to engage in tirades." ((in 19 reviews)); "Stuck with a bad manager for a while before they were finally fired." ((in 15 reviews)); "Upper management is clueless." ((in 9 reviews)); "Layoffs are frequent." ((in 7 reviews)); "Old technology and aging platform." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Edelman Financial Engines layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Edelman Financial Engines layoffs and their outlook for job security at Edelman Financial Engines in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Edelman Financial Engines locations?

Phoenix , Sunnyvale , Boston , Fairfax , Santa Clara , Palo Alto , Overland Park , Washington , Los Angeles , Dallas , San Jose , Miami , St. George , Chicago , Alexandria , Kansas City , New York , Charlotte , San Francisco , Fort Lauderdale , Saint George , Jersey City , Paramus , Birmingham , Louisa , Richmond , Arlington , Ashburn , Springfield , Arizona City

Edelman Financial Engines reviews

3.3

48% would recommend to a friend

(484 total reviews)

Ralph Haberli

21% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (484 reviews)

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Edelman Financial Engines has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 484 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Edelman Financial Engines employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

484 reviews

5.0

May 9, 2018

Wonderful

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

What a great place to work! Interesting work, great product, team-oriented culture.

Cons

Can't think of any cons.

1.0

Mar 31, 2018

The marketing department is broken

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Mission drive: the organization really believes in helping people with their money - Paid maternity and paternity leave - Staff gets Fridays off before Memorial Day and Labor Day as well as their birthdays

Cons

- Founder still involved and regularly makes unreasonable demands on the marketing department. - The marketing department's culture is broken: Deadlines are unrealistic and bad actors within the department drive down morale.

Edelman Financial Engines Response

8y

Given how critical the Marketing team’s role is to our collective success and how important a positive working environment is for your individual success, I sincerely thank you for taking the time to help us improve. In an effort to better understand your feedback and make adjustments as needed, I invite you to speak with our new Chief Marketing Officer, Letha Steffey, and me in-person regarding your experience. However, if you prefer to remain anonymous (which I hope you won’t), I understand and thank you again for your feedback and for giving us insight into how we can improve.

1.0

Mar 13, 2018

Pathetic higher management

Senior product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work Life balance, Health Insurance,

Cons

Outdated technology, Ridiculous Investment Management team with zero research and innovation, long term employees have a sense of entitlement and seriously bad work culture. Very slow work culture.

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