Does KKR pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, KKR employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at KKR. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at KKR?

61% of KKR employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated KKR 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at KKR?

Executive Assistant (63) , Associate (33) , Principal (29) , Analyst (27) , Intern (22) , Director (19) , Vice President (15) , Manager (13) , Senior Accountant (9) , Summer Analyst (8) , Finance Intern (7) , Internship (7) , Accountant (5) , Business Analyst (5) , Software Engineer (5)

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

"Great benefits; food and drinks are always available; free tickets to sports and theater event." ((in 50 reviews)); "Okay to great pay depending on negotiations" ((in 26 reviews)); "Smart colleagues in general." ((in 17 reviews)); "They had nice offices and lunch" ((in 12 reviews)); "Great team and wonderful bonding experience." ((in 10 reviews))

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

"Long hours and hard to balance work life as you can easily burn out" ((in 40 reviews)); "bad work life balance and top" ((in 27 reviews)); "Long hours are expected year round" ((in 11 reviews)); "Management disorganized and lots of turnover." ((in 10 reviews)); "slow salary and delayed salary" ((in 6 reviews))

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3.7

61% would recommend to a friend

(449 total reviews)

Henry R. Kravis

90% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Diversity and inclusion

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Culture and values

3.2

Senior management

3.1

Work/Life balance

KKR has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 449 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The KKR employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

449 reviews

1.0

26 Oct 2016

Crazy workload, bad company culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Some nice people and good salary and benefits. Free lunches.

Cons

Crazy workload in a depressing environment. Very hierarchical (big divisions between executives and supporting staff)

1.0

14 Dec 2023

Don’t work for KKR

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Lunch and breakfast provided daily

Cons

Hierarchy, minimal announcements / communications by the office manager in the HK office

4.0

26 Aug 2025

1

Quantitative researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

good pay work life balance

Cons

the layers of the company is too much

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