Is MSCI a good company to work for?

MSCI has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 2,501 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 (156) , 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 196 reviews)); "Growth oriented and good culture" ((in 155 reviews)); "Great People and Products." ((in 152 reviews)); "Good benefits and PTO/ sick days" ((in 121 reviews)); "Salary is good (even though yearly increase could be more as inflation is much more)" ((in 104 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 45 reviews)); "Some senior management will come and get all his staffs from outside and just side line all existing staff" ((in 28 reviews)); "very long working hours, Less salary" ((in 23 reviews)); "Poor leadership in Mumbai Finance; Global Finance is least concerned about this unwanted reputation" ((in 19 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

(2,026 total reviews)

Henry A. Fernandez

87% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

MSCI has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,026 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

4.0

Dec 2, 2019

Good place to learn the basics

Esg analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great colleagues and good office location

Cons

very sales driven, clients have a lot of influence over R&D

3.0

Nov 30, 2019

Good company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance and good benefits.

Cons

No challenging projects and less motivated environment.

3.0

Nov 29, 2019

fast paced and micro managed

Vice president - technology

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

decent salary, challenging work, innovative ideas rewarded. excellent growth opportunities for hard-working and accountable employees. No politics. your work will speak itself. transparent on future vision. No unnecessary meetings.

Cons

hours are flexible but tracked. must put at least 9 hours. many times people get burned out. WFH is discouraged. sick leaves are investigated. too much pressure to perform. production is taken very seriously, many people scared to put anything into production. outdated and very slow and tiring deployment process. low bonus and hike. middle management unable to handle the pressure and pass it down, start finger-pointing and demotivate the employees. no trust in employees and keep getting watched secretly. many leads interrogate in a scrum

MSCI Response

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Thank you for your comments and feedback, organizations such as Glassdoor are an important source of information for us. We are delighted to read that you have identified some of the areas we are most proud of at MSCI – challenge, innovation, growth opportunities and accountability, with a focus on the future and our strategy. Please be assured that employees are not watched or monitored outside of usual good management practices. Working flexibly, including working from home, will depend on the nature of the role and immediate deliverables but we are empathetic in our approach to requests and accommodate where feasible and possible. We are a trust and engagement driven organization and do not support the culture you are describing. Please feel confident in raising any such concerns to your manager or your Human Resources contact locally who will help address and change any isolated incidents.

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