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 (295) , Analyst (269) , Associate (263) , Senior Associate (241) , Senior Analyst (200) , Actuarial Analyst (165) , Principal (152) , Principal Consultant (125) , Senior Consultant (123) , Investment Analyst (98) , Intern (80) , 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 661 reviews)); "Good Benefits and hybrid working" ((in 354 reviews)); "Colleagues are great and genuinely care about you." ((in 286 reviews)); "Good work environment and collegues." ((in 122 reviews)); "Good opportunities to work in different areas if you're able to network and willing to try new things." ((in 119 reviews))

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

"Low salary and poor medical" ((in 261 reviews)); "Poor management not able to develop staff a lot of freeloaders drawing wages and leaving the work to a few" ((in 256 reviews)); "Low pay and very political" ((in 253 reviews)); "Long hours and weekends throughout most of the year" ((in 117 reviews)); "No training and no alignment with its sell proposal" ((in 102 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

(6,647 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 6,647 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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7K reviews

2.0

Jun 2, 2021

Miserable

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent remuneration and benefits, didn't lie about bonuses.

Cons

Refused to acknowledge or address problems, actively silenced staff who tried to raise concerns.

3.0

Mar 29, 2021

Used to be a 5 but sliding downward

Principal

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

35 hour work week Some committed staff Diversity Some non-salary benefits Global reach

Cons

Senior management have lost sight of what differentiated Mercer from it's competitors Retrenching many roles Poor strategic planning Unsustainable work life balance Poor short/medium term outlook Likely preparing for sale

3.0

Jan 26, 2021

plenty of pain points, siloed business units, but good people

Team leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great team and offices. plus free coffee and cookies

Cons

plenty of pain points, siloed business units

Mercer Response

Thanks for your feedback. We are currently undertaking a full organisation redesign and examining how our business and people can work better together. It's exciting work and we look forward to sharing this with our Mercer team.

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