Is MSCI a good company to work for?

MSCI has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 2,490 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 82% of employees would recommend working at MSCI to a friend and 77% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about MSCI have been left by employees working as Software Engineer , Executive Director and Associate .

Does MSCI pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, MSCI employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at MSCI. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at MSCI?

82% of MSCI employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated MSCI 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at MSCI?

Associate (281) , Senior Associate (273) , Analyst (196) , Vice President (154) , Intern (65) , Executive Director (51) , Software Engineer (27) , Real Estate Analyst (24) , Data Analyst (21) , Financial Analyst (21) , Internship (15) , Sales (15) , Software Developer (14) , Data Scientist (12) , Financial Data Analyst (12)

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

"Good work life balance and 4 weeks of payed timed off" ((in 208 reviews)); "Growth oriented and good culture" ((in 159 reviews)); "Great People and Products." ((in 154 reviews)); "Good benefits and PTO/ sick days" ((in 123 reviews)); "Salary is good (even though yearly increase could be more as inflation is much more)" ((in 111 reviews))

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

"Too many managers with just opinion on people and majority do not have even top" ((in 46 reviews)); "Some senior management will come and get all his staffs from outside and just side line all existing staff" ((in 27 reviews)); "Flexible working hours / working from home not available." ((in 23 reviews)); "Low growth prospects for Senior leadership, resulting in voluntary/ involuntary attrition" ((in 20 reviews)); "Upper management can be a bit tricky and people are overworked." ((in 16 reviews))

What are employees saying about MSCI layoffs in 2026?

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

What MSCI locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Norman , San Francisco , New York

MSCI reviews

4.0

82% would recommend to a friend

(2,016 total reviews)

Henry A. Fernandez

88% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

4.0

Work/Life balance

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

MSCI has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,016 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The MSCI 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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2K reviews

1.0

Mar 21, 2023

Political and dysfunctional

Executive director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company with a great history. Given their business, they have an outsized potential positive impact on the need to shift capital markets towards sustainable business.

Cons

Long tenured, highly political, untrustworthy leaders in key roles. Stress-inducing culture of having to watch your back. Ineffective HR function that seems more beholden to politics than people. Internal dysfunction prevents them from meeting the challenges of the future and realizing the potential of their next chapter as a business. In senior roles, I worked with predominantly white European or American men and a few women.

5.0

Apr 3, 2019

Great place to be in

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits. Flexible and open management. Good work environment. Exciting work. Opportunity for growth. Innovation culture.

Cons

Frequent changes in strategy. Compensation needs to be watched out for. Outdated technology and office space in some locations. No perks at all.

2.0

Nov 19, 2018

Decent pay and hours, terrible company and morale

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-People in the Boston office are great -Very flexible hours -Pay is good for what you're actually doing

Cons

-Penny pinching everywhere, including the backing of growth initiatives -Targets are a sham because they are given to you so late into the year (usually April/May) -Bureaucracy everywhere. Even in front-office roles, client activity will get held up due to back office shenanigans. -Company does not have your best interest in mind. Period. Only thing that matters is the operating margin. -Can't trust upper management to get things done on your behalf -Bonus comp is paid well after year end (Feb) so you can't jump ship easily when the rest of the industry is searching in Dec/Jan -Want you to get a designation (CFA, FMP, etc), yet only back one attempt per test. Rest of industry knows how hard these tests are and backs multiple attempts usually. -There is no company culture, and morale about the company is low because management reats lower level so poorly (communication not being consistent/clear, cheap) and because of asinine internal processes

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