Does Bain & Company pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Bain & Company employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Bain & Company. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Bain & Company?

89% of Bain & Company employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Bain & Company 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.4 for culture and values and 4.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Bain & Company?

Consultant (1503) , Associate Consultant (1421) , Senior Associate Consultant (602) , Manager (533) , Associate (416) , Analyst (329) , Senior Manager (236) , Associate Consultant Intern (196) , Senior Consultant (151) , Partner (135) , Intern (133) , Senior Associate (109) , Business Analyst (103) , Case Team Leader (103) , Associate Partner (94)

What are the pros of working at Bain & Company according to real employee reviews?

"Bain & Co is a Global firm which has a great culture and offers many challenges." ((in 1624 reviews)); "Not as stuffy as I thought it would be and I got to work with some really great people." ((in 1276 reviews)); "Bain is focused on driving results for its clients and is the best place to work in Japan." ((in 315 reviews)); "Great benefits (formal and informal)" ((in 314 reviews)); "Great people and teams that do care about personal development" ((in 210 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Bain & Company according to real employee reviews?

"Long hours; certain Partners are not 'current' Bain and don't have a focus on worklife balance" ((in 931 reviews)); "overworked and no work life balance" ((in 686 reviews)); "Late working hours." ((in 429 reviews)); "tend to swap out a lot and not guaranteed good managers." ((in 62 reviews)); "Managers do micro management sometimes" ((in 50 reviews))

What are employees saying about Bain & Company layoffs in 2026?

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

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4.4

89% would recommend to a friend

(8,306 total reviews)

Christophe De Vusser

92% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

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4.4

Culture & values

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Compensation and benefits

4.4

Career opportunities

4.0

Senior management

3.2

Work/Life balance

Bain & Company has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 8,306 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Bain & Company employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Administración y consultoría industry (3.7 stars).

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8K reviews

3.0

Jun 2, 2026

Great team but promotions aren't truly merit-based

Executive assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I was on a great team

Cons

Executive Assistants were treated like third class citizens and while Bain puts forth merit based promotions, promotions tend to be done not on merit, but on how long you’ve been with the company.

3.0

Jun 1, 2026

Weekends protected, but fewer interesting cases

Associate consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Weekends are mostly still protected

Cons

Declining number of interesting cases

4.0

Jun 1, 2026

Good culture but increasingly tedious work done by AI

Associate consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people, good pay for consulting, lackluster pay among tech

Cons

Not modern enough as a company to leverage AI in the way that is most useful

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