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 728 reviews)); "Great culture and values!" ((in 436 reviews)); "Good work/life balance depending on team" ((in 413 reviews)); "The people I work with are great; I have never had a problem with a co" ((in 339 reviews)); "The pay is good for those who are willing to work hard and earn it." ((in 273 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 43 reviews)); "Senior Management are arrogant and beaureacratic." ((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

(5,169 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 5,169 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

4.0

Jan 25, 2010

Good place to work and grow.

It manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Discover Card offers a large range of opportunities in the Information Technology area. You are encouraged to move around the company and learn about each of the different areas to help furhter your career. It is a very collarberative environment in IT.

Cons

With the layoffs last year, the staff is very overloaded. Tight deadlines are the norm. Political games involved in getting promoted.

3.0

Jan 10, 2010

analyst

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

25 days pto; laid back culture

Cons

limited opportunities for internal promotion

3.0

Jan 1, 2010

Decent place to work...

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- 25 days of vacation - Great campus - Laid back work environment

Cons

- Very few internal promotions, especially in current environment - Poor employee skill development - Pay is below average for industry - Most middle management lack talent - Poor performance is seen as acceptable at nearly every level

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