Does Brighthouse Financial pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Brighthouse Financial employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Brighthouse Financial. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Brighthouse Financial?

71% of Brighthouse Financial employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Brighthouse Financial 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Brighthouse Financial?

Internal Wholesaler (22) , Accountant (5) , Actuarial Associate (5) , Analyst (5) , Director (4) , Financial Analyst (4) , Intern (4) , Manager (4) , External Wholesaler (3) , Project Manager (3) , Regional Sales Vice President (3) , Senior Actuarial Associate (3) , Senior Analyst (3) , AVP-IT (2) , Actuarial Intern (2)

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

"Great benefits, options for buying company stocks" ((in 27 reviews)); "a good work life balance" ((in 16 reviews)); "Great people at all levels and a fun place to work" ((in 10 reviews)); "You have so many chances to build your network and talk to senior leadership" ((in 10 reviews)); "Awesome management." ((in 8 reviews))

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

"Poor upward mobility in the company" ((in 4 reviews)); "Flat structure with limited growth opportunities!" ((in 4 reviews)); "During a time of high inflation, they did not give any additional bonuses or raises to the wholesalers (who gave them record setting sales last year)." ((in 3 reviews))

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3.9

71% would recommend to a friend

(212 total reviews)

Eric Steigerwalt

81% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity and inclusion

4.1

Culture and values

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.8

Senior management

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

Brighthouse Financial has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 212 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Brighthouse Financial employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Insurance industry (3.6 stars).

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212 reviews

4.0

Jun 2, 2026

Positive work environment but slow growth opportunities

Accountant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great work life balance, people are easy to work with

Cons

Very slow off periods, and not a lot of room for growth.

1.0

May 6, 2026

Good experience ended by questionable firing decision

Senior actuarial associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Was very good for 7 years until I randomly got fired for a stupid reason

Cons

Got fired for writing extra instructions to how my file works

2.0

Feb 25, 2026

Was just a job

Deputy store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Senior leadership didn't have a clue what was supposed to be done.

Cons

Hardly anything to say here

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Jobs at Brighthouse Financial

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Internal Sales Associate (Charlotte, NC (Hybrid) or Remote)

Actuarial Associate (Charlotte, NC (Hybrid) or Remote)

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Charlotte, NC

US$400K - US$600K /yr

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