American Express reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(18,610 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 18,610 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
Mar 22, 2026

Good company and culture

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

1) Good culture 2) Flexibility is offered

Cons

1) Slow promotions 2) Median payer 3) Very limited learning opportunity as there no new work on data science. Most of the work is now around governance, model tracking and documentation

4.0
Mar 20, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good base pay combined with commission pay if you meet your minimum goals, benefits and other perks are great.

Cons

Expect favoritism and uncomfortable office politics, if you are struggling no one will help you.

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