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?

69% 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 (204) , 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 728 reviews)); "Great culture and values!" ((in 436 reviews)); "Good work/life balance depending on team" ((in 413 reviews)); "The people I work with are great; I have never had a problem with a co" ((in 339 reviews)); "The pay is good for those who are willing to work hard and earn it." ((in 273 reviews))

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

"Poor management and fast paced" ((in 203 reviews)); "Low salary and difficult to get promotion" ((in 96 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 43 reviews)); "Senior Management are arrogant and beaureacratic." ((in 24 reviews))

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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

69% would recommend to a friend

(5,170 total reviews)

Michael Shepherd

65% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

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 5,170 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

3.0

Jul 15, 2010

Good work Life balance. However growth is quite slow and incentives are not aligned for growth.

Senior manager, corporate risk

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work Life balance Easy work culture. People respect each other Veruy little bonus. Bonus not raelly tied to performance

Cons

Career growth is slow. Salary is low compared to what is offerred at Capital One, HSBC

5.0

Jul 14, 2010

Love most everything, the minor aspects I dislike are alleviated with salary.

Web applications developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are always new challenges. Work doesn't get dull. I feel appreciated. There are opportunities for movement within the company. People are willing to help others out.

Cons

There is no separation of development and support. I would say the average work week is 40-45 hours if you stay focused but when rotating through primary support you are expected to be available 24/7 for the duration (1 - 2 weeks at a time). Not always a steady 9-5, some days a crisis hits and it can be closer to a 24 hour day even though the week still balances to around the low 40 hrs a week.

2.0

Jul 7, 2010

It's an ok place to work.

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are great benefits and it is a great place to work for someone who is ambitious and is willing to play the corporate politics game.

Cons

The rating system for performance reviews is discouraging and unmotivating. Only a few get the proper recognition and the current performance system makes the majority fall into an average performer category while some are forced into the less than average performance category. It is a bell curve and there is a lot of pressure on management to rate this way.

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