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 (97) , 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 710 reviews)); "Great culture and values!" ((in 442 reviews)); "work life balance is good" ((in 409 reviews)); "The people I work with are great; I have never had a problem with a co" ((in 345 reviews)); "The pay is good for those who are willing to work hard and earn it." ((in 275 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Discover according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and fast paced" ((in 206 reviews)); "Low salary and difficult to get promotion" ((in 95 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 39 reviews)); "No bonuses and no merit increase over 3%." ((in 27 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.

Discover reviews

4.0

68% would recommend to a friend

(5,180 total reviews)

Michael Shepherd

65% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

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Discover has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 5,180 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 Finanzen industry (3.7 stars).

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5K reviews

1.0

Aug 21, 2012

The grass is actually greener.....

Account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits from day 1 Employee Discover Card Recognition

Cons

Lack of communication from Management Favoritism by race..... Empty promises about raises, incentives Misinformation in training about required weekends(told 50%, now more than 75%) "pass the buck" mentality

1.0

Mar 4, 2012

I've been at DFSI for a long time over a decade, I wish I never moved over to the Discover Personal Loans Department.

Senior personal loans underwriter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great paid time off. Clean building. Great Tuition Reimbursement. I have a lot of lifetime friends.

Cons

You are held to a standard that is impossible to reach. Stat driven department that drives manipulation and hostility.

1.0

Apr 4, 2011

negative

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

work-life balance is decent. campus is ok

Cons

not a merit based culture. promotions are based on a number of advocates. passive - aggressive style making it very difficult to make progress and collaborate openly many unmotivated "dinosaurs" that just want to coast along. no energy, no drive satisfaction survey is conducted annually, but results are not really acted upon

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