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 (2124) , Associate (1293) , Project Leader (622) , Senior Associate (409) , Principal (328) , Visiting Associate (213) , Analyst (169) , Intern (167) , 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 1304 reviews)); "Great benefits and very flexible with your living situations." ((in 795 reviews)); "Culture is great and mild" ((in 746 reviews)); "Pay is good and they tend to raise rates before rest of industry" ((in 362 reviews)); "There are several (like 20) guys with good salary and desire for party." ((in 287 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 1260 reviews)); "This is a top firm; expect long hours and pressure; but it teaches you how to work" ((in 990 reviews)); "Late working hours for some projects" ((in 635 reviews)); "Management is bad and too many captains and not enough crew." ((in 98 reviews)); "what sucks is getting a bad manager" ((in 83 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.

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4.2

84% would recommend to a friend

(9,653 total reviews)

Christoph Schweizer

87% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

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4.4

Compensation and benefits

4.4

Career opportunities

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

3.9

Senior management

3.1

Work/Life balance

Boston Consulting Group has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 9,653 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).

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10K reviews

4.0

Jan 21, 2015

Intense, but very fulfilling and interesting

Senior consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Challenging Job Very dynamic Top notch colleagues Work with top management at clientes

Cons

Work-life balance: Long hours, lots of trips

4.0

Jan 20, 2015

Great environment to achieve personal growth, although it sacrifice private in some ways...

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Challenging project assignments and plenty of personal growth opportunity Relatively high compensation in the industry Wide range of customer base

Cons

Limited work / life balance because of low predictability of work and controllability Culture of relatively strong commercialism

5.0

Jan 16, 2015

Apprenticeship, clever colleagues. But project work where you're an advisor isn't motivating after a while

Project leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Clever, empathetic colleagues - World class client organizations - Apprenticeship and growth - Good salary - Great benefits

Cons

- Not entrepreneurial - No chance for the best to get ahead - Those who can't do consult - Lots of travel

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