Does Jefferies pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Jefferies employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Jefferies. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Jefferies?

62% of Jefferies employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Jefferies 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Jefferies?

Analyst (151) , Investment Banking Analyst (138) , Associate (90) , Vice President (72) , Intern (31) , Summer Analyst (29) , Investment Banking Summer Analyst (27) , Equity Research Associate (24) , Investment Banking Associate (23) , Managing Director (20) , Senior Vice President (18) , Assistant Vice President (16) , IB Analyst (14) , Research Associate (13) , Sales Associate (13)

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

"Leveraged Financed group worked alot but group MDs were solid/group culture was good which made it sustainable (definitely not the same for all other groups)" ((in 166 reviews)); "Great people and rapidly growing" ((in 122 reviews)); "Investment banking pay is good" ((in 59 reviews)); "1) great Team" ((in 30 reviews)); "Good Benefits and Depending on the group culture might be good" ((in 26 reviews))

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

"Hours are long and unpredictable" ((in 112 reviews)); "no work life balance and did not respect your time" ((in 56 reviews)); "Working long hours might not be for everyone" ((in 34 reviews)); "They claw back your bonus." ((in 15 reviews)); "managers have careers that stagnate largely due to politics." ((in 13 reviews))

What are employees saying about Jefferies layoffs in 2026?

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

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Jefferies reviews

3.9

62% would recommend to a friend

(1,284 total reviews)

Richard B. Handler

75% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Senior management

3.1

Work/Life balance

Jefferies has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,284 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Jefferies 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

1K reviews

4.0

Oct 4, 2016

Associate- Sales and Trading

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary, benefits, work life balance. Jefferies has very nice offices and seems to allow employees to move around from office to office and to different positions within the bank. A good experience overall.

Cons

Management is not always on the same page as employees at large. Often times the bank is too concerned with new business and not serving current clients. Hours can at times be long

3.0

Oct 3, 2016

Above Average

Trader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flat organization Senior management approachable Bigger than a small firm but much smaller than bulge bracket banks

Cons

Very top heavy. Has a tradition of bringing Sr. traders from bulge-bracket with guarantees but always end up getting average traders. Does not believe in training and not a good place to start your career. Support groups are almost always neglected as the compensation is always distributed at the top. Poor technological systems

4.0

Oct 2, 2016

very excited entrepreneurial and lack of hierarchy

Vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

easy to make decisions. fun place to work and pretty laid back environment

Cons

uncertainty of company and its place on Wall street. fair amount of turnover among employees

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Jobs at Jefferies

Operational Resilience Specialist (Assistant Vice President)

Frankfurt am Main

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