Does Deutsche Bank pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Deutsche Bank employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Deutsche Bank. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Deutsche Bank?

71% of Deutsche Bank employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Deutsche Bank 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Deutsche Bank?

Associate (1134) , Analyst (965) , Vice President (798) , Assistant Vice President (560) , Senior Analyst (511) , Director (246) , Software Engineer (214) , Intern (205) , Business Analyst (198) , AVP-IT (191) , Financial Analyst (184) , Investment Banking Analyst (162) , KYC Analyst (157) , Project Manager (118) , AVP-Operations (117)

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

"The only pro that I was able to identify in this organisation was that work life balance is good." ((in 1480 reviews)); "People are great and super friendly" ((in 1033 reviews)); "Good Working Culture and good for Work" ((in 884 reviews)); "Good benefits including health insurance and number of annual leaves" ((in 598 reviews)); "They might offer you good salary but that could be a trap in your career." ((in 458 reviews))

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

"Management is poor with little vision of the future and work in silos only caring about their own areas." ((in 477 reviews)); "Low hikes and effectively no bonuses" ((in 326 reviews)); "You had to work long hours on internals stuffs and not getting rewarded at all." ((in 236 reviews)); "Not all managers are good" ((in 184 reviews)); "Late working hours which at times get frustrating" ((in 153 reviews))

What are employees saying about Deutsche Bank layoffs in 2026?

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

Deutsche Bank reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(12,862 total reviews)

Christian Sewing

85% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

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Deutsche Bank has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 12,862 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Deutsche Bank employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzen industry (3.7 stars).

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2.0

Dec 18, 2012

Associate worked there for over 5 years.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Global company with good benefits.

Cons

Very political, do not promote within, old technology, most people I know that work there would rather be someone else, but I doubt anywhere else is different.

4.0

Dec 17, 2012

Nice learning experience and good exposure. Requires exceptional initiative to excel

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Highly talented people to work with. Very strong and diverse exposure with limited down-side. Start to end deal brain-storming. Good work-culture (gets a bit over-demanding at times).

Cons

Limited opportunities to advance. Requires exceptional initiatives

3.0

Dec 9, 2012

Well intentioned chaos

Vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart engineering staff High salaries Large bonus pay

Cons

Hours are frankly abusive Chaotic - frequent total reorgs mean you wrong be working with the team you joined within a year Most projects are uninteresting and grueling slogs Politics are by far the rule of the day and hinder nearly all efforts Local management is fixated on "alpha," a vague term borrowed from banking with little basis in reality for the center

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Nice learning experience and good exposure. Requires exceptional initiative to excel

Well intentioned chaos

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