Does Capital Economics pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Capital Economics employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Capital Economics. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Capital Economics?

57% of Capital Economics employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Capital Economics 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Capital Economics?

Economist (13) , Sales Executive (13) , Sales (6) , Business Development Manager (5) , Senior Economist (3) , Account Executive (2) , Business Development Executive (2)

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

"Great commission in the sales team and the people are nice too." ((in 7 reviews)); "I was part of the sales team, great team to be a part of." ((in 5 reviews)); "Great commission structure and earning potential" ((in 5 reviews)); "The company overall got a nice culture." ((in 4 reviews)); "Good office" ((in 3 reviews))

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

"no training for sales people provided." ((in 4 reviews))

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3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(73 total reviews)

Joe Steele

51% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.6

Diversity and inclusion

3.5

Culture and values

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

Capital Economics has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 73 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Capital Economics employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

73 reviews

2.0

27 Jan 2026

Downhill

Economist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Ok work life balance at Capital

Cons

Pay cuts, redundancies and lots of loss of clients due to poor management

2.0

14 Jan 2026

PE owned and it shows

Sales bdm

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Unlimited upside potential. Great commission structure.

Cons

A real sense of urgency to the point it can feel. Lack of stability due to constant changes.

3.0

9 Dec 2025

highly team dependent

Senior economist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

economists are generally highly knowledgeable and happy to share insights. Great learning hub

Cons

employee experience is highly dependent on team

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