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 (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.

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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 Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

5K reviews

3.0

Dec 25, 2025

Discover work experience

Manager application engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance Good tech stack Healthy work experience

Cons

Merger uncertainty Less development features

4.0

Dec 22, 2025

Unclear impact of Capital One acquisition

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pre Capitol One acquisition in May 2025, I was thrilled to work for and with Discover. Remains to be seen whether any positive culture attributes can survive the change and ingestion into what is not as attractive a culture. Be aware that past reviews of Discover will not translate to Capital One. Explore reviews for both companies.

Cons

We had hoped some elements of the great things about Discover would survive, it doesn't appear to be likely, but we shall see.

5.0

Dec 21, 2025

Application Engineer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance in this.

Cons

Less salary compared to market

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