Does Gradient Financial Group pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Gradient Financial Group employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Gradient Financial Group. This rating has decreased by 14% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Gradient Financial Group?

44% of Gradient Financial Group employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Gradient Financial Group 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Gradient Financial Group?

Intern (4) , Sales (4) , Administrative (3) , New Business Specialist (3) , Administration (2) , Anonymous (2) , Case Design Specialist (2) , Finance (2) , Financial Advisor (2) , Vice President Marketing (2)

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

"All the employees are nice and show that they care (Up until management)" ((in 8 reviews)); "Great Leadership" ((in 7 reviews)); "The people are great!" ((in 6 reviews)); "Lots of time off and flexibility to go negative with time off hours if needed." ((in 6 reviews)); "Great, friendly coworkers" ((in 5 reviews))

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

"Low pay & zero opportunity to move up the pay scale." ((in 12 reviews)); "Benefits are laughable." ((in 12 reviews)); "centered, nepotism is rampant, and I've frankly never worked at a company that's so intent on extracting the maximum amount of value from their employees as possible." ((in 7 reviews)); "Management is the biggest concern has seen in previous reviews." ((in 5 reviews)); "Health insurance is expensive ($200/month for a $5000 deductible plan)." ((in 4 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Gradient Financial Group locations?

Arden Hills , Topeka , Minneapolis , Kansas City , Saint Paul , Shoreview , Los Angeles , San Diego , Roseville

Gradient Financial Group reviews

3.3

44% would recommend to a friend

(101 total reviews)

Charles E. Lucius

47% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (101 reviews)

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Gradient Financial Group has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 101 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Gradient Financial Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

101 reviews

1.0

Jun 27, 2026

Good coworkers but a toxic atmosphere and poor policies

Designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Good coworkers and decent free food

Cons

-An atmosphere of fear: employees were fired seemingly at random. As outlined by another reviewer a bounty was put out on another employee. Further, one manager upon giving two weeks notice was told to pack her things and just leave without anyone knowing so as to not 'hurt morale' -Lies told to employees: a new policy requiring salaried employees to work 8.5 hours a day was justified as being part of state law which was immediately revealed to not be true. This precipitated the email bounty incident. -Nepotism: new company started and given to children of management after they finished college and couldn't pursue pro-hockey careers. This company took up many resources and ruined relationship with previous contractors. -Unreasonable compensation and policies: work from home days slashed from two to one with that one on the line. Small pay increases and subpar salaries.

2.0

Jun 22, 2026

Great relationships overshadowed by poor management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You form great relationships with others who have been in your situation.

Cons

Management is the biggest concern has seen in previous reviews. Need training and basically a whole new leadership team or the company will never grow.

1.0

May 15, 2026

Great food, but a toxic culture and micromanagement

Accounting

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They feed you a ton of food!

Cons

Everything else. The culture is clicky. The management is unprofessional. Managers micro-manage like crazy. DO NOT WORK HERE.

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Jobs at Gradient Financial Group

Part-Time Administrative Assistant

Administrative Assistant

Financial Planning Specialist

Staff and Payroll Accountant

Policy Services Specialist