Does Morningstar pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Morningstar employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Morningstar. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Morningstar?

76% of Morningstar employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Morningstar 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Morningstar?

Data Research Analyst (462) , Research Associate (180) , Software Engineer (148) , Analyst (122) , Senior Software Engineer (98) , Senior Data Research Analyst (80) , Data Analyst (77) , Product Manager (65) , MDP Associate (57) , Research Analyst (57) , Senior Data Analyst (56) , Senior Research Associate (44) , Intern (41) , Team Leader (37) , Associate Software Engineer (35)

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

"Chill and good work life balance" ((in 597 reviews)); "Good culture and good to start career" ((in 486 reviews)); "The people are great and fun to work with." ((in 327 reviews)); "Good Work Culture and Collogues" ((in 310 reviews)); "Great benefits and paid sabbatical" ((in 195 reviews))

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

"Morningstar's fundamental business model hinges on its ability to hire people at irrationally low salaries and provide them with inadequate resources." ((in 296 reviews)); "One of the cons would be the low pay considering the city it is located at and the cost of living." ((in 281 reviews)); "Low compensation compared with market" ((in 101 reviews)); "Highly dependent on team, good manager can be good bad manager can make job miserable" ((in 64 reviews)); "Limited growth opportunities after some point of time" ((in 46 reviews))

What are employees saying about Morningstar redundancies in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Morningstar locations?

London , Edinburgh , Londonderry County Borough , Nottingham , Old Street

Morningstar Reviews

3.8

76% would recommend to a friend

(4,121 total reviews)

Kunal Kapoor

84% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

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Morningstar has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 4,121 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Morningstar employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management and consulting industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

4K reviews

3.0

28 Jun 2026

Good work-life balance, but limited growth opportunities

Software development engineer (sde)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good work life balance good PTO and sabbatical

Cons

less growth less comp increase annually

1.0

28 Jun 2026

Great views and team, but leadership needs improvement

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The view from the building was great, awesome team as well.

Cons

I thought that the leadership team was wildly ineffective.

4.0

27 Jun 2026

Good work-life balance, but frequent layoffs and low pay

Lead software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good work life balance in my project. Learning opportunities. Good team collaboration and fairly treated and not held against something not done correctly.

Cons

Lots of layoffs in last 3 times in 3 years. Salary is slightly below expectation

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Good work-life balance, but limited growth opportunities

Great views and team, but leadership needs improvement

Good work-life balance, but frequent layoffs and low pay

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