Does Bloomberg pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Bloomberg employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Bloomberg. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Bloomberg?

79% of Bloomberg employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Bloomberg 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Bloomberg?

Software Engineer (737) , Senior Software Engineer (446) , Account Manager (316) , Analyst (301) , Sales (175) , Intern (171) , Sales Representative (168) , Analytics (132) , Global Data Analyst (123) , Reporter (108) , Data Analyst (105) , Software Engineer(Internship) (103) , Financial Analyst (99) , Financial Software Developer (93) , Financial Sales and Analytics (92)

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

"great benefits and 401" ((in 1071 reviews)); "The people are great and they provide dozens of opportunities to get to know the company more." ((in 754 reviews)); "Great culture and a clear vision on how to be a highly successful private company." ((in 724 reviews)); "Good work life balance: 8am to 6pm and you are done at 6pm most of the times" ((in 525 reviews)); "Pay is good and raises very nice." ((in 373 reviews))

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

"Poor management staff with limited “leaders”" ((in 418 reviews)); "A bad manager can do what he likes and the company will cover him irrespective of your complaints." ((in 281 reviews)); "long hours (contracted hours are at least 25% more than industry average) with no flexibility." ((in 229 reviews)); "There is no career progression for developers and this is by design." ((in 117 reviews)); "Strict, Late Working Hours, Sometimes hard to reach" ((in 103 reviews))

What are employees saying about Bloomberg layoffs in 2026?

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

Bloomberg reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(8,262 total reviews)

Michael R. Bloomberg and Vlad Kliatchko

84% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

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Bloomberg has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 8,262 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Bloomberg employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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8K reviews

3.0

Sep 12, 2012

Intense and creative

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Open culture, international global base, possibility to be innovative and create new products...if you are extremely proactive and follow up on ideas

Cons

V high workload, tight time management, insufficient resources, unrealistic expectations

3.0

Sep 9, 2012

Good first job, fun company, lots of fat that needs trimming

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Generally a good environment. Compensation is above average for the amount of work that actually gets done. Good benefits.

Cons

Rigid mindset in management despite promoting otherwise. Lots of people scamming the system and not really doing any work. Poor mid level management.

1.0

Sep 9, 2012

falling angel: It was good company, but not any more.....

Financial software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

- Free sneaks (but the selection has become worse) - Nice office building in good location - More stable than investment banks and other financial service firms

Cons

- No privacy in the office - Small desk, no cubical - Cost cutting: benefit has been reduced year over year and getting worse - Slow growth - No more free medical insurance. Use to be free, but now the company charge insurance premiums. - High turnover. Many people leave within 2 year or less. - very political place, very hard to get things done. Senior management does not want to take risk by invest in new projects. - flat structure, hard to grow. - Long working hour - Below market average compensation

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