Does Bloomberg pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Bloomberg employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 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 4.0 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 (738) , Senior Software Engineer (447) , Account Manager (317) , Analyst (301) , Sales (175) , Intern (171) , Sales Representative (168) , Analytics (132) , 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 where you don't pay for health insurance and they do 50% 401k match" ((in 1061 reviews)); "The people are great and they provide dozens of opportunities to get to know the company more." ((in 784 reviews)); "Great culture and a clear vision on how to be a highly successful private company." ((in 708 reviews)); "Good work life balance: 8am to 6pm and you are done at 6pm most of the times" ((in 549 reviews)); "Pay is good and if you show up on time and write tidy programmers notes you'll never get fired." ((in 386 reviews))

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

"Poor management staff with limited “leaders”" ((in 414 reviews)); "A bad manager can do what he likes and the company will cover him irrespective of your complaints." ((in 276 reviews)); "long hours (contracted hours are at least 25% more than industry average) with no flexibility." ((in 237 reviews)); "There is no career progression for developers and this is by design." ((in 119 reviews)); "Strict, Late Working Hours, Sometimes hard to reach" ((in 103 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.

Bloomberg reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(8,263 total reviews)

Michael R. Bloomberg and Vlad Kliatchko

84% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

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Bloomberg has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 8,263 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 IT (Information Technology) industry (3.9 stars).

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8K reviews

3.0

Mar 31, 2010

Decent Job

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good benefits offered by the company. The pantry with free food and drinks is a nice benefit to have. Hours are not bad.

Cons

Managers are usually chosen via a brown-nosing contest. Very little commendation for jobs well done. Pay is low for cost of living.

4.0

Nov 1, 2009

Hard work but worth it if you're talented and in the right team

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great offices with a great kitchen (snacks, drinks, breakfast) Feeling of being plugged into an amazing communications network 24/7 (also a con) Ask for more responsibility and you'll get it (be careful how much you ask for) [Some] very intelligent and interesting work colleagues Good at spotting and rewarding talent Great focus on environmental issues, carbon footprint and recycling Great benefits

Cons

Working hours Work life balance That 24/7 plugged-in feeling works both ways [Some] not very intelligent and interesting work colleagues Technology not cutting edge (unless you're very talented and able to push something new) Lots of maintenance of existing systems Types of work, job satisfaction and colleagues very dependant on which team you join

3.0

Oct 22, 2009

Bloomberg LP

Financial software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

overall they offer a good salary + benefits package with pretty challenging work . you get to work with very smart colleagues so there is a lot you can learn . they also give you a lot of responsibility form the beginning

Cons

high job pressure , limited set of technologies ( mostly C , C++) and proprietery gui , db etc . not much social interaction

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