Does Jefferies pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Jefferies employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Jefferies. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Jefferies?

69% of Jefferies employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Jefferies 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Jefferies?

Analyst (151) , Investment Banking Analyst (136) , Associate (88) , Vice President (72) , Intern (31) , Summer Analyst (29) , Investment Banking Summer Analyst (27) , Equity Research Associate (24) , Investment Banking Associate (23) , Managing Director (20) , Senior Vice President (18) , Assistant Vice President (16) , IB Analyst (14) , Research Associate (13) , Sales Associate (13)

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

"Leveraged Financed group worked alot but group MDs were solid/group culture was good which made it sustainable (definitely not the same for all other groups)" ((in 169 reviews)); "Great people and rapidly growing" ((in 132 reviews)); "Investment banking pay is good" ((in 58 reviews)); "Great team and exposure to deals" ((in 32 reviews)); "Good Benefits and Depending on the group culture might be good" ((in 30 reviews))

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

"Long hours and pressure to produce" ((in 109 reviews)); "no work life balance and did not respect your time" ((in 57 reviews)); "Working long hours might not be for everyone" ((in 32 reviews)); "Diversity and inclusion are bad in any sense" ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Jefferies layoffs in 2026?

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

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Jefferies reviews

3.9

69% would recommend to a friend

(1,279 total reviews)

Richard B. Handler

83% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Career opportunities

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Senior management

3.2

Work/Life balance

Jefferies has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,279 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Jefferies employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzen industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

1.0

Nov 15, 2012

Equity research - Glad I got out when I did

Equity research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Serves as a good "boot camp" for people new to sell side -You will appreciate all future jobs much more -You learn the "red flags" of a work environment -Decent resume-builder

Cons

-Unending hours, not great pay under senior level -Absolutely no regard whatsoever for employees as human beings. Actually not exaggerating. -Zero, and I mean zero, HR supervision. Picture 1960's. -All the negatives of unvestment banking lifestyle but not the pay

2.0

Feb 25, 2012

Good learning experience. Somewhat abusive culture.

Investment banking associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Commercially aggressive Broad product and deal flow

Cons

Lack of integrity Poor culture Revolving door

1.0

Dec 9, 2010

A strategy that will backfire

Vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A lot of enthusiastic people - and a lot of them quite young. They are building things for the future and so there is quite some activity.

Cons

But then you realize that the old boy network and mentality is still present. In this day and age is mistifying that this can still take place. I mean look how inefficient you can be and how many mistakes will be made by hiring people who have no knowledge of the business you are trying to build. Just because they are your buddies ? For gods sake there is one PM who was a HR person before now responsible your next trading platform... really ?

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