Does Nasdaq pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Nasdaq employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Nasdaq. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Nasdaq?

76% of Nasdaq employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Nasdaq 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Nasdaq?

Software Engineer (60) , Senior Software Engineer (57) , Analyst (56) , Intern (43) , Software Developer (32) , Business Analyst (26) , Director (26) , Senior Software Developer (21) , Senior Analyst (20) , Advisory Analyst (19) , Project Manager (19) , Manager (18) , Specialist (17) , Summer Intern (16) , Software Developer Specialist (14)

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

"Great Benefits and the name will make any sale easier" ((in 137 reviews)); "People are great and supportive" ((in 122 reviews)); "Good company and values work life balance" ((in 114 reviews)); "paced work environment / great colleagues" ((in 55 reviews)); "4. Good work culture and lots of fun events" ((in 37 reviews))

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

"low salary and a lot of work for a short period of time" ((in 45 reviews)); "low pay and grow slowly" ((in 39 reviews)); "Mediocre senior management, hard to get promotion without sucking up" ((in 16 reviews)); "long hours" ((in 13 reviews)); "Limited career growth" ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about Nasdaq layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.9

76% would recommend to a friend

(1,408 total reviews)

Adena Friedman

87% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

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4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.6

Senior management

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

Nasdaq has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,408 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Nasdaq employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financeiro industry (3.7 stars).

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4.0

Aug 9, 2016

Project Manager

Senior project manager

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Good training ground. You get to work with diverse and talented teams.

Cons

I can't think of any for now,

2.0

Aug 4, 2016

Now Thomson

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

NASDAQ has good employee benefits including stock and option grants although those are heavily tilted to senior management.

Cons

NASDAQ acquired Thomson's IR unit in 2013. NASDAQ pretty much turned over its entire corporate solutions group and culture to the Thomson people, and gave and continues to give opportunities and advancement to the Thomson alum. Meanwhile the core IR unit has consistently seen revenues and product quality decline - this is masked in earnings reports by NASDAQ's acquisition of other companies in the space and allocation of those revenue to the market technology/corporate solutions unit.

3.0

Aug 3, 2016

Good place to work if you don't mind working overtime... a lot.

Senior project manager

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice work place, well located and enjoyable colleagues. Work is interesting, developing interesting products and services and senior management seems to know where they are heading.

Cons

Work life/balance can rapidbly be very imbalanced. Nasdaq has a lean policy (positions are re-filled only when everyone else is exhausted...) and salary is below industry average.

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Good place to work if you don't mind working overtime... a lot.

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