Does BNP Paribas pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, BNP Paribas employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at BNP Paribas. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at BNP Paribas?

77% of BNP Paribas employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated BNP Paribas 3.9 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 BNP Paribas?

Analyst (467) , Business Analyst (330) , Associate (316) , Intern (236) , Software Engineer (222) , Conseiller Clientèle (221) , Senior Associate (207) , Vice President (204) , Project Manager (197) , Senior Software Engineer (196) , Assistant Manager (155) , Financial Analyst (155) , Compliance Officer (147) , Auxiliaire De Vacances (146) , Conseiller Patrimonial (146)

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

"Work life balance is good.But you might face some politics but that totally depends on the people and manager you are working with" ((in 1395 reviews)); "Culture is good and nice" ((in 616 reviews)); ". You will meet nice people and some will even become your friends after they leave." ((in 561 reviews)); "Good benefits and over all a good company to work for" ((in 505 reviews)); "Colleagues are nice and helpful" ((in 308 reviews))

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

"The cons of this company are the low salaries and the lack of significant professional growth." ((in 886 reviews)); "Bad management and siloed foxus" ((in 482 reviews)); "Low pay🥺 The salary is always remain unchanged or increase 1% per year" ((in 360 reviews)); "Bad project and bad manager can damage your health its a luck." ((in 161 reviews)); "2) No career progression unless you complete 'X' number of years in a specific role." ((in 150 reviews))

What are employees saying about BNP Paribas layoffs in 2026?

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

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BNP Paribas reviews

3.8

77% would recommend to a friend

(9,071 total reviews)

Jean-Laurent Bonnafé

84% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

BNP Paribas has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 9,071 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BNP Paribas employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

9K reviews

2.0

Oct 9, 2008

Good but needs improvement

assistant vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent benefit package and decent compensation. Many opportunities for employee education.

Cons

If you're not French, forget about any real career path. Ugly and demoralizing work space (at least for some groups).

4.0

Sep 29, 2008

Good worklife balance, compensation below market

Vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

European culture, work-life balance, conservative risk management which is proving to be a great upside in this market, invests in employee development, excellent benefits package, management is generally understanding and pleasant to work for as the company culture does not embrace the cutthroat approach of firms like Bear

Cons

Overly conservative to the point of beaurocratic, primary decision-making is with the Paris headquarters, underinvestment in the US, compensation has a lot of room for improvement, compensation also varies greatly among departments which leaves many employees disgruntled, there is some face time in certain departments

4.0

Sep 14, 2008

A good bank with a human face but some conservatism

Middle office (investment banking)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A solid firm with international exposure and a positive/constructive corporate spirit. Possibility to start from the bottom (B/o)and reach the top in your business (f/o). You don't get fired (m/O LEVEL) everytime the market is down. The balance of private life / work is good.

Cons

Not more than the usual for big firms in general. Big structure as usual dilute the appreciation of your effort by management. The approach is conservative at BNP, innovation is not easy to sell to management (but doable). Saying that this approach saved the bank and unlike other Invest. banks it didn't suffer too much of the recent slowdown (still making good profit).

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