Does Kearney pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Kearney employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Kearney. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Kearney?

66% of Kearney employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Kearney 2.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Kearney?

Associate (418) , Business Analyst (320) , Manager (241) , Senior Business Analyst (235) , Consultant (132) , Principal (78) , Research Analyst (56) , Intern (55) , Research Assistant (46) , Senior Consultant (37) , Analyst (31) , Business Analyst Intern (30) , Partner (29) , Senior Analyst (26) , Summer Associate (25)

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

"most people are great) + opportunity to work on intellectually stimulating business challenges with some of the best minds around" ((in 308 reviews)); "Culture is great and fun!" ((in 280 reviews)); "Great colleagues and working teams" ((in 117 reviews)); "good salary and starting point to lauch career" ((in 95 reviews)); "Pay is good" ((in 70 reviews))

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

"No work life balance at all" ((in 249 reviews)); "Long hours which is okay when your young but gets increasingly hard when you get older." ((in 208 reviews)); "Late working hours (sometimes)" ((in 153 reviews)); "Poor leadership and clarity over its direction and how it intends to progress" ((in 44 reviews)); "Poor management (one of the worst I've ever had)" ((in 31 reviews))

What are employees saying about Kearney layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.9

66% would recommend to a friend

(2,216 total reviews)

Bob Willen

61% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

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4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Career opportunities

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.3

Senior management

2.6

Work/Life balance

Kearney has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 2,216 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kearney 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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3.0

May 7, 2026

Enriching business experience

Business analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity to learn, however this is based on the team which is determined by how you're staffed.

Cons

-Unstructured approach to staffing teams -Firm politics

4.0

May 5, 2026

Collaborative culture, but work-life balance is challenging

Business analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Collaborative culture; smart, hard-working, kind colleagues; good, systematically trained middle management

Cons

Never completely offline, no life in work-life balance depending on practice, driven by unrealistic scoping and insufficient push-back on client demands

3.0

May 2, 2026

Good pay and benefits overshadowed by toxic culture

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good people very good pay very good benefits

Cons

horrible partners (mostly) toxic environment (in the last few years) frequent mass layoffs (10-15% of consultants every 6 months)

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