American Express reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(18,675 total reviews)
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Stephen J Squeri

89% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

American Express has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 18,675 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The American Express employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzen industry (3.7 stars).

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19K reviews
5.0
Oct 23, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance Opportunity to grow in technology Apparently good salary

Cons

Banking domain, so bit conservative Salary hike is not good compared to competition

4.0
Oct 22, 2025

Big company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Security and well known company

Cons

Maybe too large to get noticed.

3.0
Oct 22, 2025

Ok company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are good enough, they could have more options

Cons

Secret layoffs across departments, no announcements made.

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