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 (2107) , Associate (1284) , Project Leader (618) , Senior Associate (405) , Principal (328) , Visiting Associate (212) , Analyst (166) , Intern (166) , Executive Assistant (145) , Associate Consultant (143) , Case Team Assistant (131) , Partner (117) , Senior Consultant (117) , Summer Associate (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 1303 reviews)); "BCG is solid company offering lots of great benefits and beginning to 'Design Thinking' seriously" ((in 780 reviews)); "Culture is great and mild" ((in 750 reviews)); "Pay is good and they tend to raise rates before rest of industry" ((in 380 reviews)); "Good salary and many advantages" ((in 291 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 1226 reviews)); "This is a top firm; expect long hours and pressure; but it teaches you how to work" ((in 972 reviews)); "Late working hours for some projects" ((in 631 reviews)); "Management is bad and too many captains and not enough crew." ((in 97 reviews)); "High pressure of employees to perform and develop" ((in 82 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

(9,586 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

4.2

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 9,586 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

Jun 25, 2008

Challenging and interesting at first... need to actively balance work and life, can become boring after some years.

Associate

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

Challenging work with a very intelligent group of people

Cons

Hard to have a work-life balance. Although changing industries, it can become repetitive.

5.0

Jun 13, 2008

Great place to develop your skills, work on interesting things and work with smart people

Principal

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Always work on interesting problems for the world's best companies - Lots of really smart people - Best total compensation package of the Big 3 strategy firms

Cons

- Job is very intellectually challenging - Pace and hours can be spikey - Experience can vary by office

4.0

Jun 11, 2008

amazing place to work

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

amazing people: top notch people from all walks of life steep learning curve: for first 1.5 years of 2 year associate career path broad resource network: many powerful research tools at your fingertips diverse portfolio of work: you can touch a lot of different industries at a high-level

Cons

crazy hours: depends mostly on the project leader you work for sometimes impossible tasks: the frustrating part can be the tight deadlines when the data isn't good no other problems worth mentioning

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