Does NerdWallet pay their employees well?

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

How satisfied are employees working at NerdWallet?

61% of NerdWallet employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated NerdWallet 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at NerdWallet?

Software Engineer (11) , Staff Writer (8) , Account Executive (6) , Senior Account Executive (5) , Analyst (4) , Marketing (4) , Senior Software Engineer (4) , Staff Data Engineer (4) , Writer (4) , Business Operations (3) , Content Writer (3) , Finance (3) , Freelance Writer (3) , Manager (3) , Product Manager (3)

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

"Benefits are great." ((in 35 reviews)); "Smart people that you can learn a lot from" ((in 29 reviews)); "work life balance is great" ((in 17 reviews)); "Great coworkers who will become lifelong friends." ((in 10 reviews)); "Pay was good" ((in 10 reviews))

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

"It seems that management is also unsure of the company goals a lot of the time" ((in 13 reviews)); "Lots of layoffs a couple months ago." ((in 12 reviews)); "Poor communication from senior leadership" ((in 12 reviews)); "Poor and inexperienced managers" ((in 8 reviews)); "Extreme favoritism to key employees, which trickles down from CEO." ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about NerdWallet redundancies in 2026?

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

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NerdWallet Reviews

3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(240 total reviews)

Tim Chen

64% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.9

Diversity and inclusion

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Culture and values

3.2

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

NerdWallet has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 240 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The NerdWallet employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management and consulting industry (3.7 stars).

Ratings by demographic groups

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Gender

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Reviews by job title

240 reviews

2.0

10 Sept 2025

Mixed bag

Editor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

- Genuine flexibility - Some lovely colleagues - Some good perks

Cons

- No strategy or plan - Blame culture - Lack of creativity - US too heavily involved in how the UK operates without really appreciating teh different UK market

5.0

15 Feb 2023

Nice team

Content writer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Friendly team, lots of perks, e.g. wellbeing and training stipends, remote office set-up expenses. Varied work,

Cons

A lot of SEO work as well as writing

4.0

7 Sept 2021

Yes

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good to work for, good pay and an enjoyable work Healthy Smart Intelligent Awesome

Cons

Balancing work and social life is very hard

NerdWallet Response

Thank you so much for your thoughts! We’re so glad to hear that you’re enjoying your time at NerdWallet. If you ever have any other thoughts—positive or negative—about your NerdWallet experience, please reach out to your team’s HRBP or share them in NerdVoice.

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Jobs at NerdWallet

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US$152K - US$282K /yr

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