Does Bloomberg pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Bloomberg employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Bloomberg. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Bloomberg?

79% of Bloomberg employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Bloomberg 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

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

"The people are great and they provide dozens of opportunities to get to know the company more." ((in 777 reviews)); "Great culture and a clear vision on how to be a highly successful private company." ((in 705 reviews)); "Good work life balance: 8am to 6pm and you are done at 6pm most of the times" ((in 529 reviews)); "Pay is good and if you show up on time and write tidy programmers notes you'll never get fired." ((in 365 reviews)); "Free medical/dental and free food (snacks and drinks)." ((in 338 reviews))

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

"Poor management staff with limited “leaders”" ((in 411 reviews)); "A bad manager can do what he likes and the company will cover him irrespective of your complaints." ((in 281 reviews)); "long hours (contracted hours are at least 25% more than industry average) with no flexibility." ((in 240 reviews)); "There is no career progression for developers and this is by design." ((in 117 reviews)); "Too exhaustive work, with extended working hours" ((in 108 reviews))

What are employees saying about Bloomberg layoffs in 2026?

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

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Bloomberg reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(8,262 total reviews)

Michael R. Bloomberg and Vlad Kliatchko

84% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.1

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Culture & values

3.7

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

Bloomberg has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 8,262 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Bloomberg employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

8K reviews

4.0

Apr 26, 2012

Good place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Tons of opportunity for career growth You don't have to be a manager to be important Lots of smart people Fun environment

Cons

Lack of flexibility fear of failing and punishment keeps people from speaking up

3.0

Apr 15, 2012

na

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good infrastructure, bright people to work with, opportunities to work on different types of challenging projects, market leader in financial data

Cons

not able to have good work life balance, projects not estimated well

4.0

Mar 23, 2012

v good

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

v good work life balance, holidays, traveling, transparency

Cons

lack of true expertise, market experince

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