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))

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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4.0

69% would recommend to a friend

(5,171 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 5,171 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

5.0

Jan 14, 2026

Senior PO

Senior product owner (po)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company to work with. The people make a company- great mentors

Cons

I do no have any negative experience

5.0

Jan 14, 2026

Great place to work

Senior data science analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company culture, good pay, good bonuses

Cons

Starting to require hybrid work

5.0

Jan 14, 2026

Great company

Principal

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company to work for

Cons

Change with merger with Capital One coming

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