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 735 reviews)); "Great culture and values!" ((in 423 reviews)); "Good work/life balance depending on team" ((in 410 reviews)); "The people I work with are great; I have never had a problem with a co" ((in 346 reviews)); "The pay is good for those who are willing to work hard and earn it." ((in 271 reviews))

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

"Poor management and fast paced" ((in 213 reviews)); "Low salary and difficult to get promotion" ((in 94 reviews)); "Blatant favoritism and a total disregard for workplace civility are traits that are often on display by management." ((in 44 reviews)); "Unfortunately, the reorganization caused a lot of unhappiness from poor upper management placement and decisions" ((in 42 reviews)); "Compensation is low compared with other company" ((in 29 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

3.0

Mar 22, 2022

Discover Financial

Senior cloud engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Discover is a good place to work if you value a good work life balance. The work is relatively easy and the culture is very down to earth. They also have a good PTO and 401k plan.

Cons

Discover attracts the average type employee. If you are a go-getter and want to climb the ladder as fast as possible, this is not the company for you. They pay below market average and make it difficult for internal hires to move up, despite consistently exceeding expectations.

2.0

Mar 6, 2022

C-Suite needs help

Senior manager it

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people with good intentions

Cons

CIO is stuck in the 1980s and is forcing policies that don’t align with American software developers.

5.0

Feb 23, 2022

Great Company to Work

Senior loan specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Multicultural Company, Every body help other, wonderful training when you start the position and even though you be promote you will get training for the new position you are getting. Great benefits including a 401K and all medical expenses as Health, Vision and Dental with a lot of other side benefits. I am so happy to work with people that take care of others and support in there way.

Cons

Work weekends at least 2 or 3 times a month.

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