Is MSCI a good company to work for?

MSCI has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 2,499 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 76% 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 3.9 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 (284) , Senior Associate (274) , Analyst (197) , Vice President (155) , 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?

"Growth oriented and good culture" ((in 160 reviews)); "Great People and Products." ((in 156 reviews)); "Good benefits and PTO/ sick days" ((in 128 reviews)); "Salary is good (even though yearly increase could be more as inflation is much more)" ((in 99 reviews)); "Pay is good (though I hear its been coming way down)" ((in 86 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 22 reviews)); "Poor leadership in Mumbai Finance; Global Finance is least concerned about this unwanted reputation" ((in 20 reviews)); "Upper management can be a bit tricky and people are overworked." ((in 17 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

(2,024 total reviews)

Henry A. Fernandez

87% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

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MSCI has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,024 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).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

1.0

Mar 29, 2023

Horrible organisation to work for

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Better salary but only fixed percentage bonus but very difficult to get full bonus

Cons

0 support from Manager. Toxic Manager. No work life balance especially in New Product Development division

MSCI Response

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Thank you for taking your time write your review, we are sorry to hear about your negative experiences. We take feedback from our employees very seriously, and evaluate managers based on their engagement scores and their ability to retain talented employees. We encourage our employees to provide anonymous feedback on their managers through our engagement survey, or reach out to their local HR Generalists in case of any issues.

4.0

Mar 22, 2023

Solid place to work

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good culture here, people are friendly.

Cons

Steps to making the next career move to be better but other than that only positive things

5.0

Mar 22, 2023

Great Company

Human resources business partner hrbp

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I had an outstanding experience with MSCI. Strong development opportunities, great culture and very supportive people to work with.

Cons

Quite late nights sometimes, but that comes with a good job, especially if you like it there.

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