Does Capital One pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Capital One employees rate their compensation and benefits as 5.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Capital One. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Capital One?

100% of Capital One employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Capital One 5.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 5.0 for culture and values and 5.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Capital One?

Software Engineer (1149) , Senior Software Engineer (546) , Business Analyst (441) , Customer Service Representative (358) , Senior Business Analyst (338) , Branch Ambassador (327) , Product Manager (274) , Associate Software Engineer (263) , Manager (257) , Senior Manager (246) , Director (219) , Project Manager (202) , Senior Associate (194) , Senior Data Analyst (191) , Business Manager (186)

What are the pros of working at Capital One according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance if you are low on the totem and not trying to get a promotion" ((in 2009 reviews)); "The culture is great and processes are set up to allow entrepreneurial thought at any level." ((in 1628 reviews)); "• Great people (the ones who aren't looking to simply climb the ladder)" ((in 1408 reviews)); "The pay was good and the McLean building was amazing with lots of resources" ((in 1227 reviews)); "The salary was good and decent." ((in 350 reviews))

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

"Performance management structure makes it difficult to get promoted unless you happen to know the right person and be on a highly visible project" ((in 750 reviews)); "Some of my friends were not as lucky as I and were under some bad managers." ((in 566 reviews)); "the performance management is terrible; there is a forced curve which fosters a cut" ((in 527 reviews)); "And then senior leadership says “we’re doing great” then make decisions directly against the grievances of the employees." ((in 272 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and outsourcing" ((in 197 reviews))

What are employees saying about Capital One layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Capital One layoffs and their outlook for job security at Capital One in 2026.

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Capital One reviews

5.0

100% would recommend to a friend

(13,155 total reviews)

Richard D. Fairbank

100% approve of CEO

100% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

5.0

Culture & values

5.0

Diversity & inclusion

5.0

Work/Life balance

5.0

Senior management

5.0

Compensation and benefits

5.0

Career opportunities

Capital One has an employee rating of 5.0 out of 5 stars, based on 13,155 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Capital One employee rating is 34% above average for employers within the Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

13K reviews

3.0

Jun 13, 2008

Great Realxed environment to work in.

Business analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Capital one has a very complete and relax work environment. It is competetive and at the same time provides great opportunites to succeed. The learning curve is step and you get to do a lot of value addition right from when you start work at Cap one.

Cons

The laid back environment can get to you at times and it feels like things ae moving real slow. Also if are looking for a faster carrer progression it is better to look into investment banking or something on the wall street. Also capital one locations are not great and hence it can be a pain at times.

2.0

Jun 13, 2008

Capital One is losing steam

Business analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You can get the training you need and take this elsewhere. Capital One overall is a huge company with many employees. My manager was very supportive and was a great manager in handling all aspects of my performance. We sat down weekly to discuss issues, concerns, new projects and all other things that my job encompassed. I fully enjoyed my job and was happy and content with it. Capital One does offer decent training programs for its employees and you can be rest assurred that if training is needed they will find a way for you to get it. Thanks.

Cons

The review process. You can be a top performer but since they base their decisions not on how you are doing, but how your are compared with others. Say you have 5 great people and they are all doing a great job, the Capital One system forces you to make one of them the worst of the 5 and have them put on a performance plan. It is a idiotic system. Of course C1 brainwashes you to believe that doing this makes the company perform better. to an extent this may be true, but I believe it causes more hardship and grief every year, when people are pitted against each other for their raise and job.

2.0

Jun 12, 2008

A great place to work if it doesn't bother you that you job could be eliminated any day.

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

An ever changing environment that constantly provides interaction with very bright and capable people.

Cons

They don't care who they get rid of when times get tough. Some of the people they have let go have made huge contributions to the company while some of the ones that are kept can hardly find their way to the office.

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