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 750 reviews)); "Great culture and values!" ((in 431 reviews)); "Good work/life balance depending on team" ((in 422 reviews)); "The people I work with are great; I have never had a problem with a co" ((in 331 reviews)); "The pay is good for those who are willing to work hard and earn it." ((in 278 reviews))

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

"Poor management and fast paced" ((in 207 reviews)); "Low salary and difficult to get promotion" ((in 94 reviews)); "Senior leadership lacks vision; dirty political environment;" ((in 63 reviews)); "Unfortunately, the reorganization caused a lot of unhappiness from poor upper management placement and decisions" ((in 46 reviews)); "Blatant favoritism and a total disregard for workplace civility are traits that are often on display by management." ((in 44 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

(5,182 total reviews)

Michael Shepherd

64% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

Discover has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 5,182 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).

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Reviews by job title

5K reviews

4.0

Jan 15, 2015

Great Company

Senior associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Ability to move around to different positions without any problems

Cons

To much dead weight in middle management

3.0

Jan 13, 2015

Great company with descent benefits

Customer service representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company fast pace working in call center benefits kick in on your first day also bonuses give to top reps

Cons

Sales if you dont make monthly goals you get a warning if it continues your fired

4.0

Jan 12, 2015

Good place to work.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible structure, work-life balance, encouraged to rotate positions

Cons

May not be a good place to start with

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