Does Simon-Kucher pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Simon-Kucher employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Simon-Kucher. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Simon-Kucher?

68% of Simon-Kucher employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Simon-Kucher 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Simon-Kucher?

Consultant (219) , Associate Consultant (164) , Senior Consultant (125) , Manager (94) , Director (42) , Intern (29) , Senior Manager (22) , Internship (17) , Praktikant (9) , Werkstudent (8) , Associate Consultant Intern (5) , Data Scientist (5) , Marketing (5) , Project Manager (5) , Consulting Intern (4)

What are the pros of working at Simon-Kucher according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and good for market access work" ((in 76 reviews)); "Great colleagues that are working together for common goal of furthering the company's growth!" ((in 51 reviews)); "Great team and very supportive!" ((in 50 reviews)); "Great growth opportunities" ((in 9 reviews)); "Reasonable working hours" ((in 9 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Simon-Kucher according to real employee reviews?

"no work life balance there" ((in 48 reviews)); "Long hours (but that comes with the territory and the hours are better than other firms)" ((in 48 reviews)); "Salaries are low" ((in 33 reviews)); "Low pay, promotion decision is not transparent, terrible bosses hard to reach and not so supportive" ((in 16 reviews)); "Benefits generally subpar" ((in 16 reviews))

What are employees saying about Simon-Kucher layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Simon-Kucher locations?

Boston , New York , San Francisco , Atlanta , Mountain View , Chicago , Houston , Cambridge , Los Angeles , Green Bay , Washington , Bellevue , Woburn , Zurich , Asia , Switzerland Park , United States Coast Guard - Air Station Sacramento

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Simon-Kucher reviews

4.0

68% would recommend to a friend

(631 total reviews)

Dr. Gunnar Clausen and Joerg Kruetten

73% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Career opportunities

3.7

Culture & values

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Senior management

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Work/Life balance

Simon-Kucher has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 631 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Simon-Kucher 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

631 reviews

2.0

Dec 17, 2025

Learn quick and get out

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent framework to think about monetization for companies at various stages. Bunch of block and tackle tools to quickly learn.

Cons

Terrible culture led by egotistical partners. Very few senior folks with genuine humility and kindness. Look at their co-CEOs for the last few decades... see a trend? Should tell you a lot. Hours are long and unnecessarily so - could be managed and scoped way better. Perhaps worst of all, projects are myopic often building complex models while missing the forest from the trees.

3.0

Dec 8, 2025

Good for growth in pricing / commercial strategy

Senior consultant ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Given the firm's specialty in pricing, we are usually seen as the pricing experts no matter what client we work with. Although pricing may seem siloed, you often get to work across industries (Tech, Industrials, CPG), especially if you're earlier in your career. You get all the typical stakeholder management / project management skills as with other consulting firms, and exit ops for early professionals often vary into different strategy roles, PE ops roles, etc., and for more senior professionals are typically concentrated in pricing or pricing-adjacent positions.

Cons

-Be prepared for long work hours from time-to-time. This is normal for professional services, but don't expect Simon-Kucher to have better WLB than another consulting firm -Firm has grown over the past few years, especially in the U.S., and along with cost cutting, has led to a deterioration of the small-consulting-firm, "family-like" culture that once made it feel like the firm focused more on better WLB for employees. That's mainly gone, but on the bright side, the growth of the firm means more opportunities for folks as well as a stronger brand presence for exit ops

5.0

Dec 7, 2025

Great company and with many learning opportunities

Senior consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Exposure to great projects in multiple locations

Cons

Long working hours and high expectations

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