Is FactSet a good company to work for?

FactSet has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 5,546 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 83% of employees would recommend working at FactSet to a friend and 67% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about FactSet have been left by employees working as Sales Specialist , Client Solutions Associate and Senior Consultant .

Does FactSet pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, FactSet employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at FactSet. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at FactSet?

83% of FactSet employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated FactSet 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at FactSet?

Research Analyst (763) , Software Engineer (492) , Consultant (323) , Senior Software Engineer (177) , Senior Research Analyst (124) , Software Engineer II (98) , Equity Research Analyst (97) , Product Specialist (76) , Analyst (75) , Senior Consultant (62) , Software Engineer III (59) , Team Leader (52) , Lead Software Engineer (50) , Client Solutions Associate (48) , Specialist (45)

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

"Good work life balance and good if you want to prioritize other aspects of life" ((in 782 reviews)); "The culture is great and the job shift is flexible" ((in 421 reviews)); "Good benefits like food and transportation" ((in 403 reviews)); "People are great and eager to help" ((in 317 reviews)); "Work culture is good and very relevant to my favorite subject commerce" ((in 185 reviews))

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

"Low salary and bell curve system" ((in 381 reviews)); "Poor management specially in CUS department" ((in 147 reviews)); "low compensation rate and excessive required overtime" ((in 101 reviews)); "No career growth and career opportunities" ((in 78 reviews)); "Slow career progression and some of the supervisors are not competitive enough" ((in 72 reviews))

What are employees saying about FactSet layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed FactSet locations?

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FactSet reviews

3.9

83% would recommend to a friend

(5,271 total reviews)

Phil Snow and Sanoke Viswanathan

83% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.1

Culture & values

3.5

Senior management

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Compensation and benefits

FactSet has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 5,271 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The FactSet 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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Reviews by job title

5K reviews

2.0

Mar 10, 2019

Politics and bias in systems department

Senior systems administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, software and finance departments are large and growing

Cons

Lower than industry standard wages In systems administration teams there's sickening high level of bootlicking, favoritism, bias against non-white-male types. Management is blind to those who bring it up, those people eventually get fired This department bleeds talent out until people can't take it and they opt to move out

2.0

Mar 5, 2019

Inept management team.....most who have never been beyond the walls of FactSet

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Healthcare Benefits No one seems to have to work more than 20 hours per week Show up and leave whenever you want Free lunch

Cons

Management Team Compensation Culture Low energy level Cling to the past, as Bloomberg reaches $10B in revenue vs FactSet $1.3B....Bloomberg was founded 3 years after FactSet

2.0

Oct 5, 2017

Image over quality

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free lunch 4 days a week, good medical benefits, comfortable office environment

Cons

Promotions are scarce and not adequately compensated. The CEO cares more about image than providing a quality product. Most development work is sent overseas and is not held to a high standard. Few QA testers, lack of resources across the board. The company is more focused on marketing campaigns and installing giant Tv's in the office than employing the "best and brightest".

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