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?

66% of Jefferies employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Jefferies 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.9 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 165 reviews)); "Great people and rapidly growing" ((in 127 reviews)); "Investment banking pay is good" ((in 51 reviews)); "Great team and exposure to deals" ((in 33 reviews)); "Good Benefits and Depending on the group culture might be good" ((in 31 reviews))

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

"Hours are long and unpredictable" ((in 109 reviews)); "no work life balance and did not respect your time" ((in 56 reviews)); "Working long hours might not be for everyone" ((in 31 reviews)); "Salary doesn’t change much even though bonus is good" ((in 18 reviews)); "managers have careers that stagnate largely due to politics." ((in 12 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

66% would recommend to a friend

(1,282 total reviews)

Richard B. Handler

80% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Career opportunities

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Senior management

3.2

Work/Life balance

Jefferies has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,282 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

5.0

Feb 16, 2015

Awesome place to learn and work with extremely smart people.

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The team is extremely sharp. They don't waste time chasing useless deals. They will help you learn as an associate. There is a path to grow and get promoted.

Cons

Feedback could be given to employees more quickly. A bit slow to adopt technology, but they were still one of the tech savvy investors on the street.

2.0

Feb 10, 2015

revolving door

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Used to be a good name to get on your resume

Cons

It is a revolving door there. No employer or employee loyalty anymore.

4.0

Jan 23, 2015

Smaller scale than the big banks with the pros and cons of being smaller

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Entrepreneurial, good CEO, flexible management, less bureaucracy compared to the big banks

Cons

flows depend mostly on broking

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