Is Morningstar a good company to work for?

Morningstar has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 4,443 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 (101) , 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?

"Flexible and good work life balance" ((in 600 reviews)); "Good culture and good to start career" ((in 503 reviews)); "The people are great and fun to work with." ((in 321 reviews)); "Good Work Culture and Collogues" ((in 301 reviews)); "Great benefits and paid sabbatical" ((in 200 reviews))

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

"low salary and lack of long time challenge" ((in 288 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 274 reviews)); "Low compensation compared to the industry" ((in 103 reviews)); "2.In my experience managers are incompetent and rude, They have just get work done attitude." ((in 68 reviews)); "Growth opportunities are limited for analysts who do not want to go into people" ((in 51 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

(4,141 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 4,141 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

3.0

Jul 28, 2013

Generally good, but the cracks are starting to show.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great mission and products, collaborative environment. With the open office plan senior management are accessible to all levels of staff. Transparent and fair investor communication.

Cons

Company has grown relatively quickly and unfortunately a lot of stagnant unmotivated employees are still employed and are able to slip through the cracks and carry on contributing very little. Too many internal politics.

3.0

Jul 23, 2013

In transition but overall good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very friendly and supportive environment. Morningstar tries to be flexible around working time, employee events and low hierarchies. People are expected to be quite self-dependent, which in my view is a plus.

Cons

Feels like a mid-sized company stuck in start-up structure. But seems like that is being addressed now. The company has grown a lot over the years and the structure isn't made for a larger company but there is some reorganisation going on. There aren't redundancies, only changes in reporting lines but it's been a bit confusing for quite some time impacting morale. That said, it's still a pretty good company.

4.0

Jul 22, 2013

Enjoyable experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly people, always strives to improve work culture

Cons

Very dependent on key employees

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