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 (8409) , Consultant (5785) , Manager (5285) , Senior Associate (2481) , Senior Manager (2387) , Intern (2314) , Associate (2262) , Audit Associate (1859) , Analyst (1702) , Audit Senior (1671) , Senior Auditor (1431) , Auditor (1421) , Assistant Manager (1340) , Associate Consultant (980) , 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 5718 reviews)); "the culture at EY is good and plenty of people in your age bracket to relate to and work with" ((in 5212 reviews)); "day to day can be very different based on the projects you work on and you can earn lots; good benefits" ((in 2646 reviews)); "EY overall is an exiting place to be right now and there are some great teams." ((in 2138 reviews)); "Colleagues at you level are great and amazing to work with!" ((in 1999 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 9234 reviews)); "hours are long and travel (if you don't want to) is sometimes unavoidable." ((in 4913 reviews)); "Overworked (working late hours and weekends)" ((in 4054 reviews)); "Salary is low and we are not focused and specialized on specific subjects (IT Advisory)" ((in 3539 reviews)); "low pay (above average though) and people could be nicer (not just to your face)" ((in 2642 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.

EY reviews

3.6

70% would recommend to a friend

(83,771 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 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 83,771 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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Reviews by job title

84K reviews

3.0

May 28, 2014

Ok place to work but you need to sell, sell, sell

Advisory senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Continuing education and curriculum is very good. Available thought leadership is good ... could be better, Ability to move up through the lower ranks (thru Manager) is very good. Great exposure to the Finance and Business world for someone just out college or graduate school. Experience gained will serve you well anywhere. Usually find yourself working with some very smart people.

Cons

Politics are huge. More so then competitors I've worked at. It's obvious early on that promotion to and beyond Manager is all politics. Seen colleagues passed over because they were not politically aligned. Though every promotion metric was met or exceeded. Eventually it becomes "Up or Out". You have so many years to move up. Unspoken, but there. If your a seasoned professional I'd not recommend EY. Unless your a "salesman" and being political a personal strong point.

1.0

May 2, 2014

Awful professional experience. Leadership lacks accountability. Local and global cultures not aligned.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good brand name globally - Decent exposure to different industries/projects (if you can get onto them) - Good platform to start your career

Cons

- Partners & Sr. Managers very poor at people management - Bias and preferential treatment shown by Partners & Sr. Managers - Management tends to blame junior employees for blunders and mistakes in decisions taken by them - Local work culture office very "school" like and political. Inflexible and needless micro-managing by people not involved in actual project work - Many managers not clear conceptually in areas of work. Tend to make client sales without knowing concepts themselves. - Contributions never valued. Credit for work done by junior employee gets taken away by Sr. Management - Local culture definitely not "globally integrated" as per EY values

1.0

Nov 15, 2013

HORRIBLE!

Executive assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There is nothing positive about working at this place. It is horrible!! And they treat their employees like crap.

Cons

Everything. Benefits are bad. Pay is bad. Hours are too long. Management is bad. The culture is bad. I never knew how wonderful a job could be until I left E&Y.

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