Does EY pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, EY employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at EY. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at EY?

70% of EY employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated EY 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at EY?

Senior Consultant (8400) , Consultant (5774) , Manager (5276) , Senior Associate (2477) , Senior Manager (2384) , Intern (2311) , Associate (2262) , Audit Associate (1856) , Analyst (1702) , Audit Senior (1670) , Senior Auditor (1431) , Auditor (1420) , Assistant Manager (1337) , Associate Consultant (979) , Staff Accountant (949)

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

"Generally the people here are great and eager to help if you ever have a question" ((in 5677 reviews)); "the culture at EY is good and plenty of people in your age bracket to relate to and work with" ((in 5246 reviews)); "day to day can be very different based on the projects you work on and you can earn lots; good benefits" ((in 2671 reviews)); "I was lucky enough to work with great teams and was always supported in my career" ((in 2114 reviews)); "Colleagues at you level are great and amazing to work with!" ((in 1994 reviews))

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

"No work life balance and you should be mindful of that if you want to join" ((in 9266 reviews)); "hours are long and travel (if you don't want to) is sometimes unavoidable." ((in 4862 reviews)); "Overworked (working late hours and weekends)" ((in 4057 reviews)); "Salary is low and we are not focused and specialized on specific subjects (IT Advisory)" ((in 3507 reviews)); "low pay (above average though) and people could be nicer (not just to your face)" ((in 2627 reviews))

What are employees saying about EY layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(83,685 total reviews)

Janet Truncale

79% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Career opportunities

3.5

Culture & values

3.3

Senior management

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Work/Life balance

EY has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 83,685 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The EY 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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84K reviews

3.0

Jun 12, 2008

Great for resume, lousy for work life balance

Audit senior

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Career development, good for your resume, potential to make partner, vast knowledge resources, continuing training paid for by the firm, opportunities to work in other offices both nationally and globally, opportunities to be challenged and learn new things

Cons

Work life balance, "up or out" approach, promotion by tenure instead of performance, salary is poor until you make senior management (but then increases significantly and remains one of the best salary/retirement and pension benefits anywhere once you make partner), long hours, client serving which means that you are expected to be available at any time, focused type of work (i.e. only accounting)

3.0

Jun 12, 2008

Great launch to your career. You'll need to choose between your family and the firm at some point, though.

Tax senior

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Solid reputation and excellent resume builder. A respected employer within the accounting industry. Phenomenal paternity benefits. Opportunities to travel and connect with peers throughout the country. No micro-management. Huge responsibilities from day one. Great launch to your career.

Cons

Your first 5 years are spent making virtually minimum wage from an hourly standpoint. 80 work weeks are not unusual. Average work week is probably about 55 hours. Family or Firm becomes the choice you'll need to make no matter what they say about "work-life" balance. It's just the nature of public accounting firms.

4.0

Jun 12, 2008

Great place to start, not so great to make a career out of.

Audit staff

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

It is a great place to start a career in finance/accounting since they invest so heavily in training and employee learning. A large part of what they do is investing in staff in order to build them up.

Cons

Upon reaching the senior/manager/senion manager level, promotions and significant raises become increasingly difficult to attain. There is a highly structured, almost military-esque, promotion system which is nearly impossible to work your way past.

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Great for resume, lousy for work life balance

Great launch to your career. You'll need to choose between your family and the firm at some point, though.

Great place to start, not so great to make a career out of.

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