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 1% 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 pros of working at Discover according to real employee reviews?

"Great benefits and 401k." ((in 740 reviews)); "Great culture and values!" ((in 437 reviews)); "Good work/life balance depending on team" ((in 421 reviews)); "The people I work with are great; I have never had a problem with a co" ((in 336 reviews)); "The pay is good for those who are willing to work hard and earn it." ((in 274 reviews))

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

"Poor management and fast paced" ((in 209 reviews)); "Low salary and difficult to get promotion" ((in 98 reviews)); "Senior leadership lacks vision; dirty political environment;" ((in 61 reviews)); "Blatant favoritism and a total disregard for workplace civility are traits that are often on display by management." ((in 45 reviews)); "Unfortunately, the reorganization caused a lot of unhappiness from poor upper management placement and decisions" ((in 43 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.

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).

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5K reviews

4.0

May 12, 2014

Pretty okay

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture and company values. Lateral moves are encouraged by upper management.

Cons

IT departments are very silo'd. Not very easy to get things done in IT. Communication is not always completely clear. It seems as if senior management is good at communicating visions and priorities, but it gets losts within middle managment and doesn't trickle down to the employee level best.

5.0

May 9, 2014

It's an up-beat, energetic environment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They higher the most charismatic people.

Cons

it is difficult to Negotiate pay and promotions.

4.0

May 9, 2014

Great Place to Work!

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work/life balance, collaborative co-workers and great benefits!

Cons

Big company feel sometimes, but overall not bad

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