Is MSCI a good company to work for?

MSCI has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 2,491 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 213 reviews)); "Growth oriented and good culture" ((in 167 reviews)); "Great People and Products." ((in 160 reviews)); "Good benefits; Decent work" ((in 128 reviews)); "Salary is good (even though yearly increase could be more as inflation is much more)" ((in 115 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 26 reviews)); "very long working hours, Less salary" ((in 21 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

(2,017 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 2,017 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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1.0

Dec 8, 2025

Toxic Burgiss Culture

Financial data analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Holding Transactions team members (not the team leaders) are incredible people.

Cons

Legacy Burgiss was acquired by MSCI nearly two years ago and still seem to not have acclimated to MSCI culture yet. There's a general consensus teams that "belong" to legacy Burgiss are toxic. Very much focus on what you do wrong on day-to-day, and what you do right is only rewarded with more work. The order of teams I would not recommend to apply for at MSCI are: Liquid Market Transparency Data (LMTD), Holding Transactions (HTX), IBOR and Fund Transactions - in that particular order.

MSCI Response

6mo

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We take your comments seriously. As we continue integrating teams and strengthening alignment across MSCI, we remain focused on ensuring our managers are equipped to lead effectively and create an environment where people can grow and feel supported. Managers are expected to embody our culture of excellence and belonging and are evaluated on their ability to build trust, retain talent and foster engagement, which we regularly measure through anonymous feedback.

5.0

Dec 6, 2025

Good

Quantitative researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good People, vibe and Culture

Cons

Sometimes Things moving slowly inside

5.0

Dec 5, 2025

Create Company

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The culture is very good The company has been expanding a lot

Cons

benefits are not getting improved for many years

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