American Express reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(18,594 total reviews)
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Stephen J Squeri

89% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

American Express has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 18,594 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
4.0
Apr 30, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Company gives decent benefits to employees with good work life balance.

Cons

Growth and learning curve can be slow if you grow complacent.

4.0
Apr 30, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good free lunch and snacks nice office environment nice mix of people- very relaxed office vibe good healthcare/dental benefits

Cons

lower pay than competitors very small yearly salary increase movement dependent on who you know many old fashioned systems and processes- behind competitors

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