Is Equitable Advisors a good company to work for?

Equitable Advisors has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 2,911 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 64% of employees would recommend working at Equitable Advisors to a friend and 65% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Equitable Advisors have been left by employees working as Vice President , Executive Assistant and Regional Vice President .

Does Equitable Advisors pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Equitable Advisors employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Equitable Advisors. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Equitable Advisors?

64% of Equitable Advisors employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Equitable Advisors 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Equitable Advisors?

Financial Advisor (822) , Financial Professional (382) , Financial Consultant (295) , Intern (80) , Financial Representative (38) , Vice President (28) , Administrative Assistant (26) , Executive Assistant (19) , Financial Planner (19) , Wealth Management Intern (19) , Advisor (17) , Financial Advisor Trainee (17) , Regional Vice President (16) , Registered Representative (15) , Internship (14)

What are the pros of working at Equitable Advisors according to real employee reviews?

"The people are great and motivated" ((in 188 reviews)); "Entry Level position with great training" ((in 166 reviews)); "Great culture and highly motivated individuals" ((in 142 reviews)); "Flexibility; the company truly cares; great benefit options" ((in 84 reviews)); "Fantastic mentors, flexible schedule, great commissions" ((in 49 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Equitable Advisors according to real employee reviews?

"No base salary (or 24K base with lower bonuses which is not a good option)" ((in 87 reviews)); "This is great position for someone with years of experience and the ability to live off of full commission." ((in 76 reviews)); "Not much help from management and poor organizational structure." ((in 76 reviews)); "Long hours and hard to stay determined" ((in 71 reviews)); "Hopefully you get a good manager (as I did) that will help you get a foothold in business early before you start to branch out." ((in 58 reviews))

What are employees saying about Equitable Advisors layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Equitable Advisors locations?

New York , Dallas , San Francisco , Los Angeles , Houston , Woodbury , Columbia , Wellesley , Scottsdale , Austin , Raleigh , Bellevue , Woodbridge , Charlotte , San Antonio , San Diego , Falls Church , Troy , Irvine , Buffalo , Bala Cynwyd , Pittsburgh , Jacksonville , Edison , Philadelphia , Secaucus , Fort Worth , Syracuse , Atlanta , Miami

Equitable Advisors reviews

3.7

64% would recommend to a friend

(2,518 total reviews)

Mark Pearson

80% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

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Equitable Advisors has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,518 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Equitable Advisors 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

3K reviews

3.0

Sep 11, 2017

Focus is on sale of commission based products

Financial advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Initial training product training is good. Branch operations/compliance support is great.

Cons

Compensation structure for new financial advisors remains weighted toward commission based products. To be successful and keep your contract you'll need to sell a lot of cash value life insurance and variable annuities. This may not be in the clients' best interest, and new advisors will be hard pressed to navigate this conflict or interest with the focus of doing what's best for the client. Additionally, and perhaps reflecting the AXA's priorities, in response to the DOL ruling, for retirement accounts the only approved variable annuity with income benefits is AXA's own proprietary product. This seems contradictory to the intent of the DOL ruling as other carriers such as Lincoln and Prudential also have similar products.

1.0

Jul 20, 2017

Former Financial Consultant

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you have a large family with lots of money you can sell annuities too then you can make a lot of money. Just make sure they actually know what they are getting into.

Cons

The Empire which consists of Buffalo/Rochester/Syracuse clearly told all of their employees to come on and write good reviews since the company was getting bashed so much. The managers need good reviews on here because that's the only way they can bring new people in. They don't truly make you aware of what your getting into and all the costs associated with working there. They tell you you're a "Comprehensive Financial Planner" but your just an annuity sales person. They hire anyone and would love to sell your family and friends Annuities. in reality you won't last longer than 2 years at the most then they get your family as clients when your done.

5.0

Jul 12, 2017

Financial Professional

Financial consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Make six figures fairly quickly. Very rewarding to help people and businesses. Flexibility with schedule. Huge backing of resources, support, and training. Able to accommodate any financial situation with complete open product architecture for both insurance and investments.

Cons

Very hard work first few years building client base. Long hours but flexible.

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Jobs at Equitable Advisors

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