Does Hightower Advisors pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Hightower Advisors employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Hightower Advisors. This rating has decreased by 13% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Hightower Advisors?

59% of Hightower Advisors employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Hightower Advisors 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Hightower Advisors?

Intern (11) , Manager (9) , Associate (8) , Analyst (7) , Intern - Hourly (5) , Director (4) , Executive Assistant (4) , Executive Director (4) , Operations (4) , Operations Associate (4) , Enterprise Risk Intern (3) , Financial Advisor (3) , Internship (3) , Managing Director (3) , Associate Wealth Advisor (2)

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

"Great people to work for and with." ((in 32 reviews)); "Hightower has really great benefits" ((in 11 reviews)); "Good work/life balance" ((in 6 reviews)); "Beautiful Office" ((in 6 reviews)); "Competitive salary." ((in 4 reviews))

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

"Pay is low for entry level." ((in 6 reviews)); "Leadership changed over the years and the company no longer became a good place to work." ((in 4 reviews)); "Compensation is low without any clear tie to revenue." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Hightower Advisors layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Hightower Advisors locations?

Chicago , New York , Houston , Dallas , Valparaiso , Kimbolton , Los Angeles , New Brunswick , Salt Lake City , Deerfield , Portland , Washington , Milpitas , Westport , Wayne , Miami , Naples , Boston , Wilmington

Hightower Advisors reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(198 total reviews)

Larry Restieri

9% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (198 reviews)

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Hightower Advisors has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 198 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Hightower Advisors employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

198 reviews

1.0

Oct 19, 2021

Cool people, bad coworkers

Platform and innovation team member

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Hightower swag is amazing & pretty good benefits.

Cons

Everything. Toxic culture, information hoarding, no onboarding process AT ALL. People only talk about things verbally and never document those conversations/ meetings so no one is ever held accountable for anything so simple tasks end up taking you 3x as long. the C*O hired all his old work pals as his directs. Nothing is automated, not kidding they use software that’d be considered outdated 5 years ago. It’s insane. If you want a job where you’ll become so stressed you can’t poop, come be complacent here!

3.0

Aug 26, 2021

Client Associate Review

Client associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Company but not all locations are great as the overall organization

Cons

My location did not provide any benefits and attempted to offer me a salary lower than the average until I negotiated and just received average salary with no benefits.

1.0

Aug 26, 2021

Impressively Hostile Work Environment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is decent. that's about it

Cons

Avoid, avoid, avoid. Petty people, hostile work environment, toxic culture, boring work, I could go on and on.

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