Is Morningstar a good company to work for?

Morningstar has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 4,445 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months. 75% of employees would recommend working at Morningstar to a friend and 70% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Morningstar have been left by employees working as Summer Intern , Associate Software Engineer and Customer Success Manager .

Does Morningstar pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Morningstar employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Morningstar. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Morningstar?

75% of Morningstar employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Morningstar 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Morningstar?

Data Research Analyst (462) , Research Associate (181) , Software Engineer (150) , Analyst (123) , Senior Software Engineer (102) , Data Analyst (80) , Senior Data Research Analyst (80) , Product Manager (65) , MDP Associate (58) , Research Analyst (57) , Senior Data Analyst (56) , Senior Research Associate (44) , Intern (41) , Team Leader (37) , Associate Software Engineer (36)

What are the pros of working at Morningstar according to real employee reviews?

"Chill and good work life balance" ((in 594 reviews)); "Good culture and good to start career" ((in 508 reviews)); "The people are great and fun to work with." ((in 316 reviews)); "Good Work Culture and Collogues" ((in 300 reviews)); "Great benefits and paid sabbatical" ((in 199 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Morningstar according to real employee reviews?

"low salary and lack of long time challenge" ((in 290 reviews)); "I think the pay is low for the industry and I think it's hard to advance super high up in this company." ((in 267 reviews)); "Only con is low compensation as compared to market" ((in 106 reviews)); "2.In my experience managers are incompetent and rude, They have just get work done attitude." ((in 64 reviews)); "Growth opportunities are limited for analysts who do not want to go into people" ((in 50 reviews))

What are employees saying about Morningstar layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Morningstar layoffs and their outlook for job security at Morningstar in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Morningstar locations?

Chicago , New York , Oakland , Austin , Woburn , Boston , Horsham , Jersey City , Boise , Naperville , Illinois City , Brooklyn , New Hyde Park , Rochester , Oswego , Tempe , North Pole , Billings , Washington , Cedar Park , College Station , Bristol , Los Angeles , Los Banos , Sacramento , Denver , Parker , Wheat Ridge , Sparks , New Orleans

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Morningstar reviews

3.8

75% would recommend to a friend

(4,143 total reviews)

Kunal Kapoor

83% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.4

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

3.3

Compensation and benefits

Morningstar has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 4,143 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Morningstar employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

4.0

Feb 19, 2014

Good work environment for new beginners, good facility and nice colleague, recommend to those who new graduate

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Easy and friendly environment, work-life balance

Cons

low salary and lack of long time challenge

4.0

Feb 12, 2014

Great Work Environment

Operations analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Full of friendly co-workers, allows great work-life balance. Promotes from within and gives preference to internal over external candidates. Good benefits.

Cons

Compensation below industry average, lack of aggressive stance for future growth. Personally I feel people are only in the office to get the job done and nothing more.

2.0

Jan 30, 2014

Morale at all-time low

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Generous vacation policy - Lots of employment mobility within the company - BCBS health insurance - Generally friendly people

Cons

Morningstar is plagued with a multitude of issues right now. The company just went through a sales and internal reorg, and the aftermath is just a lot of confusion and frustration. Intra-team collaboration has basically disappeared, clients are confused about the new support structure, and development has come to a screeching halt. A key technology initiative that consumed much of the company's resources over the past 2 years all but flopped recently. Morale is at an all-time low. This is evidenced by the fact that the company used to make every "Best Employer" list, and received very few workplace accolades in 2013. The company's compensation package is so unmotivating and flawed. Top performers in revenue-driving groups can expect to receive 2-4% pay raises. The attrition rate for recent college grads is incredibly high because the starting pay is far below market, there are so many hurdles that you have to clear to move out of your starting position, and subsequent positions have job descriptions that are not clear.

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