Does Intercontinental Exchange pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Intercontinental Exchange employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Intercontinental Exchange. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Intercontinental Exchange?

47% of Intercontinental Exchange employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Intercontinental Exchange 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Intercontinental Exchange?

Analyst (66) , Senior Software Engineer (66) , Software Engineer (47) , Manager (39) , Director (33) , Business Analyst (27) , Client Support Specialist (23) , Data Researcher I (23) , Sales (20) , Software Developer (19) , Product Manager (18) , Senior Developer (18) , Systems Engineer (17) , Engineer (16) , Data Researcher (14)

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

"You will learn a lot about the industry and our clients over time at IDC. Benefits are good." ((in 134 reviews)); "Some people you meet and work with here are great and very smart" ((in 127 reviews)); "Good work life balance which is nice." ((in 108 reviews)); "Good culture and process is good" ((in 80 reviews)); "Pay is good unless the pay structure is changed on you in December which has been typical the past 2 years." ((in 63 reviews))

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

"bad management to utilize the employees" ((in 115 reviews)); "no work from home" ((in 46 reviews)); "Products/teams/scope/responsibilities are distributed between remaining managers with no change in pay/title which cause them to start thinking about departing next." ((in 35 reviews)); "Long hours and drawn" ((in 26 reviews)); "Upper management beyond your direct leadership is awful to deal with." ((in 23 reviews))

What are employees saying about Intercontinental Exchange layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Intercontinental Exchange locations?

New York , Atlanta , Jacksonville , Pleasanton , Chicago , Bedford , Provo , Phoenix , Los Angeles , San Francisco , Albany , Omaha , Jersey City , White Plains , Boston , Washington , Irvine , Hayward , Marietta , Sandy Springs , Poland , El Segundo , San Mateo , Overland Park , Jacksonville Beach , New Bedford , Edison , Birmingham , Richmond , Kansas City

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3.2

47% would recommend to a friend

(1,956 total reviews)

Jeffrey C. Sprecher

53% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Work/Life balance

3.0

Career opportunities

2.9

Culture & values

2.7

Senior management

Intercontinental Exchange has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 1,956 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Intercontinental Exchange 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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3.0

Jul 16, 2026

Decent pay but limited career growth and tools issues

Post sales specialist

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

Pays OK, people are OK, some products are OK.

Cons

Not a lot of career progression, tools doesn't really work that well, and no one are keen to fix them. So technical debt is large.

3.0

Jul 12, 2026

Stable environment with good learning, but slow growth

Senior data engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stable business, exposure to high volume financial data, good technical learning.

Cons

Salary growth could be better, mandatory five day office attendance offers limited flexibility, internal career progression can be slow depending on the team.

3.0

Jul 10, 2026

Good pay and learning, but no WFH, high stress and slow promotions

Senior qa engineer

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CEO approval

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Pros

Good pay, high end tech stack especially with AI and other cutting edge software stack. Good for learning. Standard hikes every year if you perform.

Cons

5 days office- no WFH, with mandatory 6 hours in office.. Not good for promotions , very slow or less. High stress environment with frequently changing priorities, late evening calls with US team. Work life balance depends on the team you work.

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Client Support Specialist II

Property Data Operations Associate

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Decent pay but limited career growth and tools issues

Stable environment with good learning, but slow growth

Good pay and learning, but no WFH, high stress and slow promotions

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