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).

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2K reviews

2.0

Nov 9, 2018

Client Coverage

Relationship manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Intelligent, driven, colleagues -Decent pay with good work life balance

Cons

-Lack of CapEx for necessary enhancements leading to antiquated technology -Lack of cohesion between two worlds (index & analytics) -Misalignment of strategic goals. MSCI is too driven on quarterly earnings. -Epitome of political corporation - Nonexistent HR

MSCI Response

7y

We value the opinions of our people and are always open to their perspectives. If you truly want to engage, are open to a constructive conversation and have not “given up” then please contact Scott, the CHRO, directly. These meetings are always confidential and there will be no hard feelings or negative ramifications even if we don’t make any progress. These statements are so broad, general,and subjective a response is not practical.

1.0

Nov 7, 2018

IT Manager

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary, bonus, salary, bonus, salary

Cons

Toxic, backstabbing, autocratic environment Zero tolerance to questions, debates Endless working day - no work life balance Politics rules over performance Spy/counterspy network- somebody watches or conspires continuously

MSCI Response

7y

Thank you very much for your feedback, we take your comments very seriously. Office politics in their simplest form are about the differences between people at work. As at any other company or organization we have these differences. We see differences in opinions and perspectives as constructive and they make us great and unique. We recommend you privately reach out to Anita and provide examples of the described behavior so we can help and better support you. The kinds of things you are describing are unacceptable and should be not happening.

5.0

Oct 31, 2018

Good place to work

Qa analyst, barra & bpm

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work environment and team

Cons

Manager of my team was not supporting

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