Does Boston Consulting Group pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Boston Consulting Group employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Boston Consulting Group. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Boston Consulting Group?

84% of Boston Consulting Group employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Boston Consulting Group 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 4.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Boston Consulting Group?

Consultant (2127) , Associate (1294) , Project Leader (623) , Senior Associate (409) , Principal (328) , Visiting Associate (213) , Analyst (169) , Intern (168) , Executive Assistant (146) , Associate Consultant (145) , Case Team Assistant (133) , Partner (118) , Summer Associate (118) , Senior Consultant (117) , Business Analyst (116)

What are the pros of working at Boston Consulting Group according to real employee reviews?

"People are great and there is a focus on making the job as sustainable as possible." ((in 1312 reviews)); "BCG is solid company offering lots of great benefits and beginning to 'Design Thinking' seriously" ((in 801 reviews)); "Culture is great and mild" ((in 733 reviews)); "Pay is good and they tend to raise rates before rest of industry" ((in 379 reviews)); "Good salary and other persks such as car" ((in 300 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Boston Consulting Group according to real employee reviews?

"no work life balance and alot of stress in week days" ((in 1230 reviews)); "This is a top firm; expect long hours and pressure; but it teaches you how to work" ((in 999 reviews)); "Late working hours for some projects" ((in 637 reviews)); "Management is bad and too many captains and not enough crew." ((in 104 reviews)); "A bad manager will make your life hell" ((in 81 reviews))

What are employees saying about Boston Consulting Group layoffs in 2026?

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

Boston Consulting Group reviews

4.2

84% would recommend to a friend

(9,661 total reviews)

Christoph Schweizer

87% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

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Boston Consulting Group has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 9,661 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Boston Consulting Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Beratung industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

10K reviews

5.0

Oct 30, 2016

Great place to work and step up your game

Principal

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fantastic culture and development opportunity for those who are not sure about they industry / function in which they want to work in

Cons

Work life balance can be challenging at times given the high performing culture and demanding nature of professional services

4.0

Oct 20, 2016

Great place to build a solid career foundation while doing high impact work

Principal

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Intelligent, motivated, humble colleagues - Continuing business growth - Strong corporate focus on career development - First rate benefits package - Very competitive compensation, especially at the more senior (PL+ levels) - Meritocratic promotion and bonus

Cons

- Frequent travel - Stress / work-life-balance - At more junior levels (Associate, Consultant) difficult to control your experience - High turnover drives variable manager quality

5.0

Oct 11, 2016

Great experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Most incredible development opportunity for a young professional. You will be well set up for any job you take in the future after a few years as a BCG consultant. The humility and intellectual rigor of the staff sets BCG apart from peers. The people are some of the smartest, most interesting, and good group of people you will come across. Incredible benefits packages.

Cons

Long work hours and lots of travel, disproportionate for the job to be done in some instances (having moved on to a client organization it is even clearer how the slides do not always need to be perfect). Business services team (BST) treated as a less viable and prestigious career pathway than consulting, which is illogical when you consider the infrastructure that is required to run any other company, and importance of roles like head of HR, finance, recruiting, real estate, etc. This limits options for consultants who want to take an internal role as a career path.

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