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?

69% 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 703 reviews)); "Culture was great and very friendly" ((in 442 reviews)); "Good work/life balance depending on team" ((in 414 reviews)); "The people I work with are great; I have never had a problem with a co" ((in 323 reviews)); "The pay is good for those who are willing to work hard and earn it." ((in 279 reviews))

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

"Poor management and fast paced" ((in 203 reviews)); "Low salary and difficult to get promotion" ((in 96 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 42 reviews)); "No bonuses and no merit increase over 3%." ((in 24 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

69% would recommend to a friend

(5,172 total reviews)

Michael Shepherd

65% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

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 5,172 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 Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

5K reviews

1.0

Aug 26, 2010

Finance PM at Discover

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Convinient location for suburbanites 2. 25 day vacation 3. Not bad benefits

Cons

1. Company is too "top heavy", there are more managers than individual contributors 2. Review system is unfair 3. Pay is low compared to competitors 4. The company tends to hire MBAs and even PHDs to do basic analytical functions. Very many disappointed people.

1.0

Aug 16, 2010

Awfullace to work with

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

nice office space, onsite gym, good location, that is it, nothing wlse that worth to be mentioned h ere an awful place to work with

Cons

senior managers are liars, bad promotion system, office politics is incredible. some rude employees in the company. bad cafe onsite

3.0

Aug 11, 2010

Great College Job

Account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to work with excellent pay while in college. Most departments in SLC will work with you and your school schedule which is fantastic. Great benefits package. Nice facility wit nice computer equipment to work with.

Cons

Terrible at promoting from within. If you are a phone rep you are likely to stay a phone rep for a really long time unless you quit for a time and then come back to the company. I don't really understand it but for many managment positions they hire very little from within the company. They say they are all about developing your career and want to make it a place to promote from within but I have rarely witnessed it. There is a huge fear of black listing yourself if you ever speak out against upper management.

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