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 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 743 reviews)); "Great culture and values!" ((in 430 reviews)); "Good work/life balance depending on team" ((in 416 reviews)); "The people I work with are great; I have never had a problem with a co" ((in 328 reviews)); "The pay is good for those who are willing to work hard and earn it." ((in 277 reviews))

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

"Low salary and difficult to get promotion" ((in 99 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 49 reviews)); "Blatant favoritism and a total disregard for workplace civility are traits that are often on display by management." ((in 42 reviews)); "Senior Management are arrogant and beaureacratic." ((in 23 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

(5,180 total reviews)

Michael Shepherd

65% 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 5,180 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

3.0

Nov 25, 2013

Fun but stagnant career growth.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Depends on which part of the company you work in. However I really can't think of any pros besides the employees.

Cons

Hiring criteria is irrational for what someone would end up doing. No opportunity for advancement, they would rather hire outside applicants at lower pay OR post a position even though they already know who will get the job. People have been doing the same job for 20+ years so unless they retire you cant move up.

4.0

Nov 21, 2013

Great

Deposit products banking representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, PTO, Culture, Work/life balance

Cons

Call center, managers, hours, lack of development

3.0

Nov 16, 2013

Rewarding

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, PTO, Fitness Center, Make Friends Easily, Different Shifts Available, Overtime Pay, Instant Messenger to talk with other friends that might be across the building.

Cons

If you're hired externally you'll make more than someone in the same position who has been with the company for years. Team Leaders would have "favorites" even though they denied it Cafeteria Sucks In a call center environment it's all about who you know and how much your willing to suck up to them to get a promotion Work gets very repetitive

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