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 (204) , Project Manager (149) , Senior Manager (119) , Manager (96) , 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 726 reviews)); "Great culture and values!" ((in 427 reviews)); "Good work/life balance depending on team" ((in 415 reviews)); "The people I work with are great; I have never had a problem with a co" ((in 333 reviews)); "The pay is good for those who are willing to work hard and earn it." ((in 284 reviews))

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

"Poor management and fast paced" ((in 199 reviews)); "Low salary and difficult to get promotion" ((in 92 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 44 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.

What are the top reviewed Discover locations?

São Paulo , São João do Pau d'Alho , Brasilândia

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Discover reviews

4.0

68% would recommend to a friend

(5,175 total reviews)

Michael Shepherd

65% 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 5,175 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 Financeiro industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

5K reviews

4.0

Aug 4, 2010

Good experience

Senior associate

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits were great there.

Cons

I found it hard to move internally

4.0

Jul 21, 2010

Business Technology

Associate

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible Work Hours Highly Challenging Work Cutting Edge Technology Relaxed Business Casual Work Environment Great Location in the North Suburbs of Chicago A company that you can take pride in

Cons

Business technology positions are looked at as cost centers for the company rather than vital employees. Positions that require pagers are sometimes very stressful but management is not sympathetic to the long hours.

3.0

Jul 15, 2010

Good work Life balance. However growth is quite slow and incentives are not aligned for growth.

Senior manager, corporate risk

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work Life balance Easy work culture. People respect each other Veruy little bonus. Bonus not raelly tied to performance

Cons

Career growth is slow. Salary is low compared to what is offerred at Capital One, HSBC

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