Is MSCI a good company to work for?

MSCI has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 2,492 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 (282) , 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 214 reviews)); "Great People and Products." ((in 156 reviews)); "Growth oriented and good culture" ((in 155 reviews)); "Good benefits and PTO/ sick days" ((in 132 reviews)); "Salary is good (even though yearly increase could be more as inflation is much more)" ((in 97 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 29 reviews)); "very long working hours, Less salary" ((in 22 reviews)); "No vision for India, there is no leadership." ((in 19 reviews)); "Worst leaders, look for seat warmers, lots of office politics, refuse to stick to commitment made in interview once you join, mental torture that is not worth the salary" ((in 18 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 are the top reviewed MSCI locations?

New York , Berkeley , Norman , Boston , Rockville , San Francisco , Chicago , Dallas , Jersey City , Oklahoma City , Los Angeles , Ann Arbor , San Antonio , Indianapolis , Chino Hills , Campbell , Conshohocken , Philadelphia , Miami , Homer , China , Sweden , China , Buda , India , Asia

MSCI reviews

4.0

82% would recommend to a friend

(2,018 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 2,018 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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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

5.0

Nov 26, 2024

One of the best

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Work life balance - Consideration & flexibility - Less politics - Focus on individual career growth - Indefinite WFH - Good pay

Cons

- Standard promotion process, would be better if one could fast-track promotions and hikes based on performance and achievements

MSCI Response

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Thank you for sharing your feedback with us, we are glad that you enjoy your time at MSCI. We appreciate your comments on MSCI's Future of Work, that allows our teams to find the balance between working from the office and working from home that best enables them to collaborate and deliver on their goals, while keeping our clients at the center.

1.0

Nov 26, 2024

Managing company

Executive director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

On the product side, it's about climate and ESG. In the midst of it, it's data. But inside, where employees are, it's all about managing. Layers and layers of management, where responsibilities are blurred and all you know for sure is who you report to. Everything else is just grey area. Actual job? Mostly meetings after meetings. To handle work? No: to manage. Meetings to manage, meetings to manage meetings, meetings to manage how to report to managers, and so on. Most of the though data work is offset to second-tier locations and the 90% of higher management (VP and above) remains static. And I mean static in every possible way.

Cons

It's a lost opportunity and a load of resources wasted when a company like this, with 1/5 of its current management staff, could actually push the same outcome and be way more nimble. But somewhere along the line it's decided that it's fine to overcomplicate even the slightest available process. Ah, and there's reorganizations every 4-6 months, so it's like a non-written policy at this point.

2.0

Nov 24, 2024

Old tech

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing great to know that

Cons

No parental insurance. High coat measures

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