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?

68% 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) , Intern (66) , Estagiário (65) , Claims Adjuster (54) , Consultant (54) , Team Leader (54) , Analyst (51)

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

"Benefits are great and the retirement and matching 401K are excellent." ((in 735 reviews)); "2) Good work life balance...Except the last couple of weeks leading to a release." ((in 543 reviews)); "until it changed and thought they are a mature player in the uk market; personal development; great people; international network" ((in 397 reviews)); "Flexible and good culture." ((in 218 reviews)); "Pay was good and great" ((in 211 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 266 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 188 reviews)); "Toxic work environments bad managers still in payroll" ((in 120 reviews)); "poor leadership and future vision of company missing" ((in 83 reviews)); "Bad upper management who allow bad employees to have have free reign and create tension in the work environment." ((in 70 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.

MetLife reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(6,428 total reviews)

Michel Khalaf

82% approve of CEO

68% 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 6,428 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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Reviews by job title

6K reviews

2.0

Feb 10, 2017

Normal Distributions != Happy Workers

Software development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work computers, good benefits, above average cafeteria food,

Cons

Employee performance is rated on a normal distribution instead of an individual basis, crippling bureaucracy stands in the way of any innovation, lots of incompetent people make their careers here because it is almost impossible to fire anyone, the "start-up culture" touted during my interviews is non-existent

3.0

Dec 5, 2016

Restructuring is rough

Communications consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits initially. There were some great development opportunities and some great managers. Also some interesting work and meaningful responsibilities. I had coworkers who had happily been there for up to 30 years.

Cons

There were some not so great managers who would undermine others. Upper and middle management extremely stressed out and acting out due to the pressures, this was right before most of the Northeast was canned or "invited" to relocate to North Carolina with no relocation expenses paid and a lower salary. It made for a very unpleasant environment.

MetLife Response

9y

Change is rarely easy and so we are especially glad you took the time to write this review. Thank you for your observations and feedback. We're listening to both current and former employees and continue to identify areas to improve on as a company. Thanks again and we wishyou all the best in your current endeavors.

2.0

Nov 1, 2016

Company Direction

Assistant vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people you work with are the best, they are always willing to help you. Flexible hours, good work life balance for the most part, great if you are a diversity candidate. Benefits are decent.

Cons

Focus is not on its people. Company use to be a culture about its people. You would always hear from the CEO, with the current CEO you rarely hear from him and he is not people oriented. Company has let go too many people with knowledge of the business and rely on outsiders who know nothing about Insurance. With cutbacks, people are asked to do more with less and it's getting very old. Bonuses being cut and salaries are not great. Always changing direction within the company.

MetLife Response

9y

Change is rarely easy and so we are especially glad you took the time to write this review. Thank you for your observations and feedback. We're listening and appreciate your endurance during this transitional period.

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