Is MSCI a good company to work for?

MSCI has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 2,486 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 81% of employees would recommend working at MSCI to a friend and 76% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about MSCI have been left by employees working as Software Engineer , Executive Director and Associate .

Does MSCI pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, MSCI employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at MSCI. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at MSCI?

81% of MSCI employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated MSCI 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at MSCI?

Associate (280) , Senior Associate (273) , Analyst (196) , Vice President (154) , Intern (64) , Executive Director (51) , Software Engineer (27) , Real Estate Analyst (24) , Financial Analyst (21) , Data Analyst (20) , Internship (15) , Sales (14) , Software Developer (14) , Data Scientist (12) , Financial Data Analyst (12)

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

"Good work life balance and 4 weeks of payed timed off" ((in 202 reviews)); "Great People and Products." ((in 160 reviews)); "Growth oriented and good culture" ((in 160 reviews)); "Good benefits; Decent work" ((in 125 reviews)); "Salary is good (even though yearly increase could be more as inflation is much more)" ((in 116 reviews))

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

"Too many managers with just opinion on people and majority do not have even top" ((in 47 reviews)); "Some senior management will come and get all his staffs from outside and just side line all existing staff" ((in 27 reviews)); "Flexible working hours / working from home not available." ((in 22 reviews)); "No vision for India, there is no leadership." ((in 21 reviews)); "No Job security" ((in 19 reviews))

What are employees saying about MSCI layoffs in 2026?

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

What MSCI locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Norman , San Francisco , New York

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4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(2,013 total reviews)

Henry A. Fernandez

87% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

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4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

MSCI has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,013 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The MSCI employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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2.0

Jun 28, 2016

A mess

Vice president

Recommend

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Pros

Working hours are decent, office views in NY are excellent

Cons

Terrible culture that stiffles innovation, almost all the talent has left the research team since the research head doesn't know his face from his butt, Henry has surrounded himself with yes-men/women while most of the senior leaders are trying to only protect their jobs, they take the research of younger employees and present it their own, .... Can keep going...

MSCI Response

9y

We are sorry you feel this way. Based on feedback by other employees and workforce data we routinely collect the culture, work environment and engagement is actually strengthening. We take your comments seriously. If you feel this strongly, why don’t you express your concerns directly to your manager, senior management or HR. What do you have to lose? Expressing this level of discontent in an anonymous way is personally unhealthy and does little to improve your situation or the environment in general. Please consider becoming part of the solution.

3.0

Mar 12, 2019

The highs are nice but the lows are pretty bad

Vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The company is making a significant effort to promote innovation. You are encouraged to put your energy and ideas to work. Teams are globally distributed, so although you may need to take meetings at all hours of the day or night, there is understanding if you need to carve out time for your life during what more traditional corporations might consider the work day. The people here are very talented and hard-working.

Cons

Staff are culled on a regular basis. It should always be kept in mind that MSCI's loyalty is to the bottom line, not to the employee. If your current perceived value to the company is less than your current compensation, you will be at risk of termination, regardless of your tenure or your breadth/depth of knowledge.

1.0

Mar 18, 2017

horrible culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Was great team dynamics 10 years ago. New management slowly killed jobs, morale and innovation. Interns can be helpful, before they move on and don't look back

Cons

Business cycle reaching plateau phase, so we seeing anxiety and even more cost cutting. Too many foreign teams, for wrong departments. Little trust and broken groups. King and queen bee behaviors. Especially if a VP or such is from the partying and/or school circle of top leadership. Lots of clueless upper level moodiness and careless executive leadership. Can make you look other way when in front of client or vendor. Everywheer, actually. And constantly. Like in development and facilities management. The crazy paranoid manipulation and targeting for the better part of the past decade. Great laziness and no accountability. Sinking morale. No trust for office management when we see how it damage people and company image.

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