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?

68% of Mercer employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Mercer 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.5 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 650 reviews)); "Good Benefits and hybrid working" ((in 361 reviews)); "Colleagues are great and genuinely care about you." ((in 296 reviews)); "Great team and learning environment" ((in 120 reviews)); "Good work environment and collegues." ((in 119 reviews))

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

"The pay is low compared to other industry jobs and completely uneven between job titles." ((in 262 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 248 reviews)); "Long hours and weekends throughout most of the year" ((in 117 reviews)); "No training and no alignment with its sell proposal" ((in 113 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.

What are the top reviewed Mercer locations?

Buenos Aires , La Plata , San Isidro , Monte Grande

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3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(6,647 total reviews)

Pat Tomlinson

33% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.5

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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4.0

Apr 25, 2015

Actuarial Analyst

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Good work environment, great colleagues, considerable time of for exam study time. They have a good actuarial study program.

Cons

Very poor work life balance during the busy season, highly understaffed, low base compensation when compared to competitors in the same area.

2.0

Apr 17, 2015

It's not how good of an employee you are, it's how much someone likes or dislikes you

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible hours, knowledgable colleagues, decent resources.

Cons

Senior management needs to figure out it costs more to hire a new employee than it does to keep a good one. Financial incentives are minimal. Promotions are based on who likes you or who doesn't.

2.0

Mar 31, 2015

Needs Structural and Managerial Improvement!!

Actuarial analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The main pro for a younger person, Mercer hires mainly recent college graduates for the Louisville RSC. The atmosphere is younger and the employees are outgoing both inside and outside of the office. The RSC also deals with very technical work that will provide good experience for someone at the beginning of their career.

Cons

The work/life balance at Mercer is terrible. High turnover rates cause for lack of resources for the amount of work being done causing analyst to work consecutive 50-60 hour work weeks. There was not a lot of room for growth within the RSC and there wasn’t flexibility in re-assigning employees to different lines of business. In my 3 year stint as an analyst, roughly 30 new hires were brought on board and over 60 employees sought other employment. Even though there is high turnover Mercer has yet to address compensation issues, the workload of their employees, or proper career paths to develop employees.

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