Is State Street a good company to work for?

State Street has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 11,925 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 60% of employees would recommend working at State Street to a friend and 57% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about State Street have been left by employees working as Co-Op , Intern and Internship .

Does State Street pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, State Street employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at State Street. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at State Street?

60% of State Street employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated State Street 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at State Street?

Senior Associate (861) , Fund Accountant (445) , Associate (419) , Vice President (397) , Officer (379) , Assistant Vice President (266) , Intern (168) , Associate II (166) , Associate-2 (165) , Manager (153) , Analyst (148) , Business Analyst (127) , Assistant Manager (117) , Senior Fund Accountant (111) , Team Leader (96)

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

"Good work life balance with the ability to work from home once established as a good performer." ((in 850 reviews)); "Good benefit 3 weeks paid vacation + health and dental + paid for your continuing study like CPA or CFA" ((in 653 reviews)); "Easy to move around because so many people leave which is great early in your careeer" ((in 612 reviews)); "Work from home and flexible" ((in 346 reviews)); "My team was great and not toxic" ((in 196 reviews))

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

"The overall work attitude is very negative due to the tedious work and low pay." ((in 738 reviews)); "Low salaries compared to competitors and almost zero chances to relocate abroad to have international experience." ((in 622 reviews)); "Poor management of conflicts (Management has no interest in resolving conflicts.. they are only concerned about workload being completed or not)" ((in 512 reviews)); "hours are long and hard" ((in 212 reviews)); "The hours can be stressful and they have some bad managers" ((in 199 reviews))

What are employees saying about State Street layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed State Street locations?

Boston , Quincy , Kansas City , Sacramento , New York , Hadley , Irvine , Berwyn , Princeton , North Quincy , Atlanta , Clifton , Burlington , Alameda , Austin , Cambridge , Jacksonville , South Boston , Poland , Philadelphia , Stamford , Malvern , Chicago , Phoenix , Dallas , Los Angeles , Newport Beach , Seattle , Miami , Malden

State Street reviews

3.4

60% would recommend to a friend

(10,489 total reviews)

Ronald O’Hanley

70% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

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State Street has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 10,489 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The State Street employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

10K reviews

2.0

May 4, 2013

Decent place to work, but you won't want to stay long.

Trade processor associate ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Generous benefits and vacation day allocations. Often flexible scheduling is available.

Cons

Low paying overall. Not a lot of incentives to advance within the company. Poor communication with employees from management. Consistent focus on cost reduction, including sending jobs overseas whenever possible.

1.0

Apr 5, 2013

Trade Processing Operations

Trade processing operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Exposure to many industry products depending on your team

Cons

Long hours, low salary/bonus, little to zero growth opportunity

3.0

Apr 1, 2013

Great place to launch a career, salary makes it very hard to stay long term

Fund accountant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits Simple job functions, don't need to think much after learning processes Relatively little job stress Friendly work environment Solid resume builder Will hire people with little work experience CEO and Senior Vice President conduct quarterly "Town Hall" style meetings where various issues within the company at the corporate and office levels are discussed

Cons

Job is very repetitive Very low salary for the industry, even up to the Officer level Relatively easy to get complacent within the company

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Decent place to work, but you won't want to stay long.

Trade Processing Operations

Great place to launch a career, salary makes it very hard to stay long term

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