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 (2119) , Associate (1290) , Project Leader (620) , Senior Associate (408) , Principal (328) , Visiting Associate (212) , Analyst (166) , Intern (166) , Associate Consultant (145) , Executive Assistant (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 1311 reviews)); "BCG is solid company offering lots of great benefits and beginning to 'Design Thinking' seriously" ((in 802 reviews)); "Culture is great and mild" ((in 746 reviews)); "Pay is good and they tend to raise rates before rest of industry" ((in 364 reviews)); "There are several (like 20) guys with good salary and desire for party." ((in 297 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 1228 reviews)); "This is a top firm; expect long hours and pressure; but it teaches you how to work" ((in 976 reviews)); "Late working hours for some projects" ((in 640 reviews)); "Management is bad and too many captains and not enough crew." ((in 99 reviews)); "A bad manager will make your life hell" ((in 79 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

(9,630 total reviews)

Christoph Schweizer

87% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

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Boston Consulting Group has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 9,630 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

4.0

May 24, 2013

Outstanding job in the local market

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High visibility, work with top managers, rapid change of project, quick and deep insight of different businesses/issues/opportunities, understanding of the industries and companies, very smart people

Cons

Still pretty much local; you never decide - you suggest, with all the implications related to; WLB is not hell but at the same time is not really good

4.0

May 16, 2013

Challenges guaranteed - but goes with limitations to personal life

Principal

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great projects - you will definitely never get bored Intelligent people - with lots of drive and passion Possibility to travel around the globe - and get a flavour of local culture and behaviours through joint teams

Cons

High workload - 80 hours / week are rather standard than the exception Cross boarder staffing - limited influence whether you are staffed abroad or in town Top-down driven - strong involvement of majority of Partners with limited responsibility (depending on Partner)

3.0

May 15, 2013

Good people, broken promises

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Smart coworkers and managers who I could count on for valuable input - Good compensation, travel perks, and excellent health benefits - High amount of responsibility early in career helped me develop - Skills and brand helped find a much better, more interesting job in my chosen sector (though BCG connections/network was not useful at all in social impact space)

Cons

- Many times, the team's role at client is not actually helpful - but just to sell more work - "Client" cases mean positioning things on unnecessary slides. "Strategy" means trying to sell cost-cutting and pricing projects. "Org" means firing people who work in the cubicles you pass every day - Almost no social impact practice, despite what they say - very difficult to get on public sector projects, because we weren't selling enoug

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