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 (96) , 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 755 reviews)); "Culture was great and very friendly" ((in 429 reviews)); "Good work/life balance depending on team" ((in 418 reviews)); "The people I work with are great; I have never had a problem with a co" ((in 337 reviews)); "The pay is good for those who are willing to work hard and earn it." ((in 282 reviews))

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

"Low salary and difficult to get promotion" ((in 98 reviews)); "Senior leadership lacks vision; dirty political environment;" ((in 60 reviews)); "Unfortunately, the reorganization caused a lot of unhappiness from poor upper management placement and decisions" ((in 49 reviews)); "Blatant favoritism and a total disregard for workplace civility are traits that are often on display by management." ((in 38 reviews)); "Senior Management are arrogant and beaureacratic." ((in 26 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.

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Discover reviews

4.0

68% would recommend to a friend

(5,175 total reviews)

Michael Shepherd

65% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

Discover has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 5,175 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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Reviews by job title

5K reviews

1.0

Jun 12, 2013

Wasted over 10 years at Discover

"responsable de secteur frais, libre-service et traditionnel"

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits have historically been above average.

Cons

Once you've passed 10 to 12 years with Discover you may find yourself either overpaid in your managers opinion, under valued or both. From a lack managerial experience Management members fail to demonstrate common sense and fair judgement. They leverage subjective application of the company code of conduct policies, you're guilty and unable to prove innocence, and convey a sense that you somehow manged to benefit by cheating. I've seen this happen to others and could not correlate a true or implied benefit with the event. As I've seen in other reviews I would not bother seeking help from HR. For unknown reasons they appear to defend poor or weak statements given rather than collecting unbiased input from all parties.

4.0

Jun 8, 2013

Conservative financial firm with tremendous growth upside coupled with secure and rewarding jobs

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Strong sense of genuine integrity in business practices. Employees are valued by the company. Executive leadership is trustworthy and "does the right thing". Innovative product portfolio. Significant opportunities for growth and mobility due to young, expanding business units and new products. Encouraged and protected work/life balance. Leading benefits package. Casual business environment and open door policy. Overall, a healthy professional culture.

Cons

Office far from city... Company struggles to acquire best, young talent who must balance work/commute. Some employees struggle with brand value as company's successes and competitiveness are not heavily marketed outside of the credit card space.

2.0

Jun 5, 2013

bad pay not a place for young educated people.

Customer service representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

pto was dencet, nothing really great from that point

Cons

if you have a dgree this is not the place for you they dont respect it. you get the same pay as someone starting out with a highschool diploma. if your yound you wont move up fast they. ant you to stay for 12 years and then give you a "promotion" to a coach or team leader. its a joke

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