Does MetLife pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, MetLife employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at MetLife. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at MetLife?

67% of MetLife employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated MetLife 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at MetLife?

Director (136) , Manager (116) , Assistant Manager (113) , Financial Services Representative (108) , Senior Associate (82) , Project Manager (80) , Business Analyst (78) , Customer Service Representative (73) , Financial Advisor (73) , Estagiário (67) , Intern (66) , Team Leader (55) , Claims Adjuster (54) , Consultant (54) , Analyst (51)

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

"I do appreciate my compensation and MetLife offers great benefits!" ((in 731 reviews)); "2) Good work life balance...Except the last couple of weeks leading to a release." ((in 564 reviews)); "until it changed and thought they are a mature player in the uk market; personal development; great people; international network" ((in 412 reviews)); "Pay was good and great" ((in 223 reviews)); "Flexible and good culture." ((in 220 reviews))

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

"Poor management and could not keep up with regulation changes" ((in 256 reviews)); "Unlike other companies a bonus at MetLife is part of your pay (because the salaries are low) so you count on those dollars." ((in 189 reviews)); "Toxic work environments bad managers still in payroll" ((in 122 reviews)); "poor leadership and future vision of company missing" ((in 81 reviews)); "Bad upper management who allow bad employees to have have free reign and create tension in the work environment." ((in 69 reviews))

What are employees saying about MetLife layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(6,437 total reviews)

Michel Khalaf

82% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

MetLife has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 6,437 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The MetLife employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Seguros industry (3.6 stars).

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4.0

May 24, 2013

Recruiting process for positions other than sales is painfully slow.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay is good for management level positions.

Cons

The frequent reorganization of departments leads to frequent layoffs.

1.0

May 16, 2013

Not what I was promised.

Financial services representative

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

I learned a lot about outbound selling and marketing. I learned to close difficult cases alone.

Cons

There was no help from management on anything. Management was more interested in making and taking your sales then helping you to become a successful advisor.

4.0

May 9, 2013

Great Company

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Growing company flexible work arrangements lots of opportunity

Cons

Not so many jobs left in NY

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