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?

78% of Bloomberg employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Bloomberg 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Bloomberg?

Software Engineer (735) , Senior Software Engineer (446) , Account Manager (314) , Analyst (301) , Sales (175) , Intern (171) , Sales Representative (168) , Analytics (131) , Global Data Analyst (123) , Reporter (108) , Data Analyst (105) , Software Engineer(Internship) (103) , Financial Analyst (99) , Financial Software Developer (93) , Financial Sales and Analytics (92)

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

"great benefits and 401" ((in 1064 reviews)); "The people are great and they provide dozens of opportunities to get to know the company more." ((in 789 reviews)); "Great culture and a clear vision on how to be a highly successful private company." ((in 706 reviews)); "Good work life balance: 8am to 6pm and you are done at 6pm most of the times" ((in 536 reviews)); "Pay is good and if you show up on time and write tidy programmers notes you'll never get fired." ((in 376 reviews))

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

"Micro management and under skilled TL" ((in 409 reviews)); "A bad manager can do what he likes and the company will cover him irrespective of your complaints." ((in 280 reviews)); "long hours (contracted hours are at least 25% more than industry average) with no flexibility." ((in 237 reviews)); "Absolute micromanagement and no career progression whatsoever." ((in 115 reviews)); "Too exhaustive work, with extended working hours" ((in 109 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

78% would recommend to a friend

(8,247 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

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.7

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

Bloomberg has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 8,247 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 Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

8K reviews

2.0

Jan 26, 2011

good place for first job ...

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great pantry, great working environment, intensive financial training which would be helpful for someone who doesn't have any background knowledge.

Cons

politics, management is not some people who can be mentor, generally they are so young, especially in global customer support

4.0

Jan 25, 2011

Decent place for work

Financial software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1) Good holiday and paid day off. 2) Benefit (salary, insurance, 401k)/work hour is generally good. 3) Nice office, free drink and snacks.

Cons

1) Most of time doing maintenance work rather than work on something new and exciting. 2) High tax and living expense at New York city. 3) Non-sense recruiting. 4) Good training for non-programmer, but too long and use-less if you already have lots of programming experience

2.0

Jan 23, 2011

Poor Management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Consists of an interesting group of people. Recognized brand. Exposure to high profile people. Being part of the media world.

Cons

Management has unrealistic expectations. Lack of innovation, incompetent management, not receiving deserved recognition, preferential treatment, lack of collaboration between departments,

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