Does Capital One pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Capital One employees rate their compensation and benefits as 5.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Capital One. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Capital One?

Software Engineer (1160) , Senior Software Engineer (549) , Business Analyst (443) , Customer Service Representative (358) , Senior Business Analyst (339) , Branch Ambassador (328) , Product Manager (276) , Associate Software Engineer (263) , Manager (257) , Senior Manager (246) , Director (219) , Project Manager (202) , Senior Associate (195) , Senior Data Analyst (191) , Business Manager (186)

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

"Good work life balance if you are low on the totem and not trying to get a promotion" ((in 2011 reviews)); "Great culture and learning enviornment with some of the best managers I have worked with." ((in 1616 reviews)); "• Great people (the ones who aren't looking to simply climb the ladder)" ((in 1439 reviews)); "The pay was good and the McLean building was amazing with lots of resources" ((in 1223 reviews)); "The salary was good and decent." ((in 361 reviews))

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

"Performance management structure makes it difficult to get promoted unless you happen to know the right person and be on a highly visible project" ((in 746 reviews)); "Some of my friends were not as lucky as I and were under some bad managers." ((in 572 reviews)); "the performance management is terrible; there is a forced curve which fosters a cut" ((in 540 reviews)); "And then senior leadership says “we’re doing great” then make decisions directly against the grievances of the employees." ((in 275 reviews)); "Frequent Layoff and Reorganization." ((in 206 reviews))

What are employees saying about Capital One layoffs in 2026?

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

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4.7

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(13,200 total reviews)

Richard D. Fairbank

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Capital One has an employee rating of 4.7 out of 5 stars, based on 13,200 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Capital One employee rating is 26% above average for employers within the Finanza industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0

Apr 29, 2025

PIP Factory

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

- Most engineers I worked with were great and super collaborative. - (It would be a pro if you don't work here)

Cons

- Burn out 24/7, mental health took a toll. Personal life even was heavily impacted because of how the culture and stack ranking is. - Leadership blows, lots of dishonest people who act like they like you, they want to support you, but then they back-stab you. - Everyone gets pipped, no one is safe anymore, doesn't matter how well you do, it's all politics - Toxic culture - The "Bar" doesn't exist, and for some reason it keeps going up and up somehow. I basically did work which would be considered my role if I were promoted. - You won't get promoted unless you enjoy kissing butt.

3.0

Apr 18, 2025

Nightmare Review Process, Finally Axed Entire Job Family

Manager, agile delivery lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, good salary while I worked there, nice work campus if you care about that (I would have preferred to work from home)

Cons

Extremely data-obsessed company and analyst centered; if you come up as any kind of analyst at all there, you'll have a clear career and promotion path and clear performance objectives. If you come in as something else, best of luck to you defining a promotion path - and you likely will have to defend your right for your job to even exist, at every. single. performance review. (why should that be an employee's job, you're asking? hey, great question, and I don't know either)

1.0

Jan 8, 2025

Culture is terrible and no WLB

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Exposure to different tech stacks and cloud services.

Cons

Performance management and stack ranking has gotten worse post covid. Work culture is terrible and there is no collaboration between coworkers due to forced pip percentage ( 7-15% every year) Indian managers are clueless and don't know how to be a people leader. Will throw you under the bus without second thoughts. Very top down politics, isn't worth the mental stress.

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