Does Cowen pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cowen employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cowen. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cowen?

83% of Cowen employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cowen 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cowen?

Investment Banking Analyst (31) , Analyst (29) , Equity Research Associate (17) , Associate (16) , Vice President (13) , Managing Director (12) , Director (10) , Summer Analyst (9) , Intern (7) , Investment Banking Summer Analyst (7) , Executive Assistant (6) , Investment Banking Associate (5) , Administrative Assistant (3) , Intern - Hourly (3) , Operations Associate (3)

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

"The people are great and smart" ((in 46 reviews)); "Pay remains competitive and is above street again." ((in 9 reviews)); "Caring management, lean deal team" ((in 7 reviews)); "Great work life balance." ((in 6 reviews)); "CEO is visible and awesome." ((in 6 reviews))

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

"Long hours and the analysts were very overworked" ((in 18 reviews)); "They had a great internship training program" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Cowen redundancies in 2026?

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

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4.2

83% would recommend to a friend

(262 total reviews)

Jeffrey Solomon

93% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.1

Culture and values

4.0

Career opportunities

3.9

Diversity and inclusion

3.9

Senior management

3.7

Work/Life balance

Cowen has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 262 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Cowen employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).

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262 reviews

2.0

Oct 11, 2018

A deeply disloyal employer, management is quick to let workers suffer for their own missteps.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good people, for the most part, outside of senior management.

Cons

Unqualified people are elevated into positions of authority and the company is ultimately run by a group of long-term insiders who protect only themselves and family.

1.0

Nov 14, 2019

Nepotism Nepotism Nepotism

Developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

- Easy going culture Yup that pretty much covers it

Cons

- Nepotism - Poor management - Poor standards - Horrible stack

3.0

Jan 14, 2013

Fine, uninspiring

Investment banking associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

In some groups, quality of life is excellent.

Cons

Quality of life can be really bad, with no brand recognition from the outside world, terrible compensation, no structure for junior people to graduate / exit, some hopeless senior and midlevel people...

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