Does Moody's pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Moody's employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Moody's. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Moody's?

72% of Moody's employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Moody's 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Moody's?

Analyst (181) , Associate (127) , Associate Analyst (116) , Associate Director (100) , Assistant Director (84) , Director (83) , Software Engineer (80) , Senior Associate (69) , Intern (57) , Financial Analyst (51) , Vice President (51) , Assistant Vice President (50) , Financial Data Analyst (49) , Relationship Manager (40) , Senior Software Engineer (40)

What are the pros of working at Moody's according to real employee reviews?

"Generally the work life balance is good as you can work from home usually when needed." ((in 561 reviews)); "People are nice and transparent in this company" ((in 310 reviews)); "Great culture and you get what you need to do your work" ((in 254 reviews)); "401K and good benefits" ((in 191 reviews)); "had some great colleagues." ((in 153 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Moody's according to real employee reviews?

"Low salary and sometime a lot of work" ((in 147 reviews)); "Some team has very old technology and senior managers are against changes" ((in 84 reviews)); "Monotonous and slow career progression" ((in 66 reviews)); "Senior management is based in London, rather than NYC." ((in 49 reviews)); "culture good , flex working hours" ((in 47 reviews))

What are employees saying about Moody's layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.7

72% would recommend to a friend

(3,995 total reviews)

Rob Fauber

83% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

Moody's has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 3,995 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Moody's employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzen industry (3.9 stars).

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4K reviews

4.0

Mar 23, 2026

Great Wlb

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great WLB, Great Pay, Good Tech Stack

Cons

Nothing as of now, all good

3.0

Mar 23, 2026

Try luck somewhere else

Assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good benefits - Flexible hours - Hybrid work

Cons

- Micromanagement - No real impact

3.0

Mar 22, 2026

Used to be great

Director, marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Some can be remote - Reputation - Compensation

Cons

- New marketing structure is full of favoritism and lack of desire to learn the business - Constantly changing objectives with no communication from the top in marketing - No path for growth

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Director of Data Governance - Data Modeling

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