Does Fitch Ratings pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Fitch Ratings employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Fitch Ratings. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Fitch Ratings?

81% of Fitch Ratings employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Fitch Ratings 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Fitch Ratings?

Director (146) , Associate Director (133) , Analyst (120) , Senior Analyst (56) , Summer Analyst (26) , Credit Analyst (22) , Associate Analyst (17) , Intern (16) , Operations Associate (15) , Senior Director (13) , Managing Director (11) , Associate (9) , Operations (8) , Senior Market Research Associate (8) , Summer Associate (8)

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

"Good work life balance possible once you are settled in job but also depends on your manager." ((in 185 reviews)); "People are nice and they are absolutely competent in their jobs." ((in 129 reviews)); "Corporate environment with good culture" ((in 70 reviews)); "Colleagues are great people who work very hard to improve the quality of analysis and increase uptake of the Fitch viewpoint in the market." ((in 45 reviews)); "Benefits are good" ((in 36 reviews))

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

"low pay limited uppward mobility" ((in 77 reviews)); "low salary; increments are small and fixed" ((in 75 reviews)); "Low Salary and compensation." ((in 28 reviews)); "Chaotic management with frequent direction changes and mediocre (MVP) goals." ((in 27 reviews)); "Senior management does not effectively communicate strategic goals of the company"" ((in 19 reviews))

What are employees saying about Fitch Ratings layoffs in 2026?

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

Fitch Ratings reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(1,011 total reviews)

Paul Taylor | Ian Linnell

84% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

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Fitch Ratings has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,011 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Fitch Ratings 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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1K reviews

4.0

Jan 23, 2016

Dynamic but inefficient

Managing director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

dynamic environment, opportunity to get ahead, recognize individual contributions

Cons

technology is behind the times, work processes are cumbersome

3.0

Jan 9, 2016

Great exposure, minimal career progression

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Collaborative and informal culture, acceptable level of office politics, great exposure to companies and media and great work life balance

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No career progression, "performance" related bonus is one month irrespective of quality and quanity of research, passive HR, no way of escalating reporting manager related issues

4.0

Dec 21, 2015

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Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

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good team, interesting work, there is great access to policymakers. work life balace is good

Cons

travel can be excessive. there is little integration among teams. pay lower than competitors

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