Is State Street a good company to work for?

State Street has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 11,877 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 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 3.5 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 (855) , Fund Accountant (445) , Associate (414) , Vice President (397) , Officer (378) , Assistant Vice President (266) , Intern (167) , Associate II (166) , Associate-2 (162) , Manager (153) , Analyst (147) , Business Analyst (126) , Assistant Manager (116) , Senior Fund Accountant (111) , Team Leader (96)

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

"Flexible and good work life balance" ((in 863 reviews)); "Good benefit 3 weeks paid vacation + health and dental + paid for your continuing study like CPA or CFA" ((in 646 reviews)); "Easy to move around because so many people leave which is great early in your careeer" ((in 630 reviews)); "You get to work from home and very flexible" ((in 349 reviews)); "My team was great and not toxic" ((in 177 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 728 reviews)); "Low salaries compared to competitors and almost zero chances to relocate abroad to have international experience." ((in 639 reviews)); "Poor management of conflicts (Management has no interest in resolving conflicts.. they are only concerned about workload being completed or not)" ((in 508 reviews)); "long hours and can be overwhelming" ((in 209 reviews)); "The hours can be stressful and they have some bad managers" ((in 193 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 State Street locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Philadelphia , Jacksonville , Berwyn , Clifton , Austin

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State Street reviews

3.4

60% would recommend to a friend

(10,447 total reviews)

Ronald O’Hanley

69% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.3

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Senior management

State Street has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 10,447 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).

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Reviews by job title

10K reviews

2.0

Jan 20, 2009

Low pay, good experience, bad pay, attain vast knowledge, horrible pay

Investment manager representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

At State Street you actually work with people that are around the same age group, so with that being said it's quite enjoyable at work cause you have an easier time in building a very good rapport with the coworkers in the department. The knowledge you gain from State Street is actually above average in terms of understanding the concepts in the investment industry.

Cons

The salary is way below average, let me say that again, very very low. In terms of what other people are receiving its quite discouraing because they way the company operates, this would be actually a very very good place to work for IF the pay is actually the average means of salary.

2.0

Aug 22, 2008

State Street - lots to learn

Operations associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There is a good mix of people, from all walks of life. From my experience I'd say that 90% of my colleagues are an absolute pleasure to workwith, they work hard and during times when the chips have been down it's been the morale of my colleague and everyone pulling together that has got everyone through it. State Street is also a good place for opening doors for peopl who have had no experience or exposure to the world of finance. To be honest the good points are easily counted on one hand - on a plus note ,they are "trying" to improve things.

Cons

Where do I start...number one downside is the systems!!!! You find you spend most of your day shouting, yelling screaming at your computer. For a company which prides itslef on being the biggest lender, it could do whole lot more work on system developement sand improvements. Another major downside is upward progression - there is very little, you often feel that you have to wait for someone to move up before any kind of opportunity occurs for you to progress, I know this view is shared by many on my team - and as it continues year after year, it increases resentment.

3.0

Aug 11, 2008

Your typical large organization

Application developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits package, nice office location (downtown Toronto)

Cons

It is a large organization, it can be a challenge navigating the bureaucracy to get things done. 24/7 support of application is required. No room for growth. High turnaround.

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