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 720 reviews)); "Culture was great and very friendly" ((in 424 reviews)); "Good work/life balance depending on team" ((in 405 reviews)); "The people I work with are great; I have never had a problem with a co" ((in 341 reviews)); "The pay is good for those who are willing to work hard and earn it." ((in 290 reviews))

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

"Low salary and difficult to get promotion" ((in 90 reviews)); "Senior leadership lacks vision; dirty political environment;" ((in 62 reviews)); "Unfortunately, the reorganization caused a lot of unhappiness from poor upper management placement and decisions" ((in 46 reviews)); "Blatant favoritism and a total disregard for workplace civility are traits that are often on display by management." ((in 42 reviews)); "Compensation is low compared with other company" ((in 28 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

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

2.0

Jul 29, 2020

Micromanagement

Data engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Generous pto policy for full time employees

Cons

Managers who don’t have management degrees and simply micromanage your work

1.0

Feb 4, 2020

Mediocre management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fair pay. Decent benefits. Not bad for learning new technologies/skills.

Cons

Most managers fail to demonstrate even the most basic leadership skills. Many are technically astute, but ill suited to leading. DMS is exponentially growing bureaucracy rather than improving agility.

4.0

Jan 23, 2020

Decent work environment, but getting worse

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits. Nice facilities, great gym. Historically very employee centric company that tries to instill good corporate values. Fun activities, relaxed dress code, move to more work life balance like allowing more flexible work arrangements. Support for volunteering activities and socially responsible. Good college tuition and advanced degree program offering.

Cons

With the new CEO there is a trend to hire more from the outside and there is a significant turnover at the VP and executive level. I have seen some really good employees and managers leave or being let go, but their external replacements are not necessarily better and many so called new "star"employees prove to be a failure and don't last long. Although HR talks about talent management and internal mobility, in reality there is very little happening in terms of internal career development and thoughtful rotations. Employees are left on their own to learn about new positions and apply. Most often external candidates are given preference simply because they are external. Employee loyalty is decreasing. There is not a clear vision strategically of where the company is going.

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