Does Discover pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Discover employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Discover. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Discover?

68% of Discover employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Discover 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Discover?

Account Manager (298) , Customer Service Representative (205) , Project Manager (149) , Senior Manager (119) , Manager (97) , Collections Specialist (95) , Senior Account Manager (94) , Team Leader (78) , Senior Associate (71) , Account Specialist (59) , Director (50) , Fraud Specialist (50) , Software Engineer (47) , Lead Data Science Analyst (41) , Applications Engineer (39)

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

"Great benefits and 401k." ((in 717 reviews)); "Great culture and values!" ((in 436 reviews)); "Good work/life balance depending on team" ((in 425 reviews)); "The people I work with are great; I have never had a problem with a co" ((in 327 reviews)); "The pay is good for those who are willing to work hard and earn it." ((in 273 reviews))

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

"Low salary and difficult to get promotion" ((in 100 reviews)); "Senior leadership lacks vision; dirty political environment;" ((in 64 reviews)); "Unfortunately, the reorganization caused a lot of unhappiness from poor upper management placement and decisions" ((in 49 reviews)); "Blatant favoritism and a total disregard for workplace civility are traits that are often on display by management." ((in 41 reviews)); "Senior Management are arrogant and beaureacratic." ((in 21 reviews))

What are employees saying about Discover layoffs in 2026?

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

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Discover reviews

4.0

68% would recommend to a friend

(5,181 total reviews)

Michael Shepherd

64% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

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Discover has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 5,181 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Discover employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanza industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

5K reviews

4.0

Jul 28, 2025

Good Company

Data steward

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company, Work life balance

Cons

Salary is ok, overall good

5.0

Jul 28, 2025

Great place to start in Finance

Sr. mgr operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent PTO and competitive salaries in the Consumer Banking space

Cons

Uncertainty due to the merger with Capital One

4.0

Jul 27, 2025

it was a good company

Account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, training, people, remote, morale

Cons

Shift times, pay, customers, have to work holidays

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