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 710 reviews)); "Great culture and values!" ((in 442 reviews)); "work life balance is good" ((in 409 reviews)); "The people I work with are great; I have never had a problem with a co" ((in 345 reviews)); "The pay is good for those who are willing to work hard and earn it." ((in 275 reviews))

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

"Poor management and fast paced" ((in 206 reviews)); "Low salary and difficult to get promotion" ((in 95 reviews)); "Unfortunately, the reorganization caused a lot of unhappiness from poor upper management placement and decisions" ((in 45 reviews)); "Blatant favoritism and a total disregard for workplace civility are traits that are often on display by management." ((in 39 reviews)); "No bonuses and no merit increase over 3%." ((in 27 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

(5,180 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

4.0

Dec 1, 2025

Application Engineer

Applications engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Support and work life balance

Cons

Low salary and difficult to get promotion

4.0

Dec 1, 2025

will miss

Kyc/aml analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Discover has great culture and diversity. they give everyone equal opportunity. The bonuses and raise are reasonable for the job.

Cons

The unknown with the merge to Capital One

4.0

Nov 30, 2025

Great Coworkers low psy

Process analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Dedicated coworkers Work life balance

Cons

Low pay compared to industry

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