Does Mercer pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Mercer employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Mercer. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Mercer?

69% of Mercer employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Mercer 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Mercer?

Consultant (294) , Analyst (271) , Associate (263) , Senior Associate (240) , Senior Analyst (199) , Actuarial Analyst (165) , Principal (152) , Principal Consultant (125) , Senior Consultant (123) , Investment Analyst (98) , Intern (79) , Process Developer (76) , Project Manager (63) , Manager (59) , Process Champion (59)

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

"The people you work around are great and there is a great sense of friendship among everyone." ((in 640 reviews)); "Good Benefits and hybrid working" ((in 344 reviews)); "Colleagues are great and genuinely care about you." ((in 297 reviews)); "Great team and learning environment" ((in 126 reviews)); "Good work environment and collegues." ((in 122 reviews))

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

"Salary low and incentives is also low" ((in 264 reviews)); "Poor management not able to develop staff a lot of freeloaders drawing wages and leaving the work to a few" ((in 255 reviews)); "Long hours and weekends throughout most of the year" ((in 121 reviews)); "No training and no alignment with its sell proposal" ((in 113 reviews)); "lack of leadership and poor management" ((in 99 reviews))

What are employees saying about Mercer layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(6,642 total reviews)

Pat Tomlinson

40% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

3.3

Compensation and benefits

Mercer has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 6,642 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Mercer 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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3.0

Aug 26, 2017

Great colleagues and learning opportunities. Company could invest more in their people.

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Pros

Smart, driven colleagues and great office leader. Great office culture and freedom to drive your own career. Lots of diversity regarding types of clients and projects. Within the offices, hierarchy is generally flat and junior employees have access to senior consultants. Junior staff has a strong voice in driving office culture.

Cons

Leadership (executives at Mercer) are out of touch with lines of business and local offices. Lots of rebranding and reorganizing that doesn't make sense or positively impact the business. Compensation could be more competitive. Technology needs to be better.

2.0

Aug 24, 2017

Not a Diverse Company

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Good health insurance and a 401k with no company contributions your 1st year.

Cons

The Los Angeles office in particular sorely lacks racial diversity. It's predominantly white people and just about 1 or 2 black people in the whole office. As a black person, I don't feel much inclusion as the entire makeup of the organization is white people.

2.0

May 8, 2017

Short sighted upper-middle management

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Compensation and benefits were fair. Flexible working arrangements, regarding hours and working from home. Talented co-workers.

Cons

Upper-middle management makes short-sighted decisions without any concern of the details of how to implement these decisions or the long-term impact. A more senior co-worker once told me that if they could fire someone to help the budget today, they would without any concern about how to make budget in a year.

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