Does Sberbank pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sberbank employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sberbank. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Sberbank?

77% of Sberbank employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Sberbank 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Sberbank?

Data Scientist (95) , Software Engineer (74) , Senior Software Engineer (62) , Data Engineer (46) , Product Owner (46) , Project Manager (44) , Analyst (43) , Product Manager (42) , Senior Java Developer (42) , Frontend Developer (41) , Executive Director (31) , Intern (31) , Software Developer (31) , Manager (30) , Senior Data Scientist (27)

What are the pros of working at Sberbank according to real employee reviews?

"In addition to valuable experience you can earn pretty good salary and acquire skills useful for future career in banking sphere." ((in 361 reviews)); "Good office and good for growth" ((in 110 reviews)); "Good team and partnership life" ((in 97 reviews)); "Good salaries and bonuses." ((in 80 reviews)); "great colleagues who help each other grow" ((in 64 reviews))

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

"bad managment and a lot of bureaucracy" ((in 69 reviews)); "Bad management and coworks i guess" ((in 66 reviews)); "Corporate culture (although some efforts to build one have been made)" ((in 33 reviews)); "Absolutely bad managers with old useless skills and ways to work." ((in 32 reviews)); "too much bureaucracy and very slow process" ((in 31 reviews))

What are employees saying about Sberbank layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Sberbank layoffs and their outlook for job security at Sberbank in 2026.

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Sberbank reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(2,169 total reviews)

Herman Gref

85% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Career opportunities

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.6

Senior management

Sberbank has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,169 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sberbank 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

2K reviews

4.0

Jun 21, 2018

Operational Risk Manager

Operational risk manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

One of the largest banks in the world, Russian market leader, so the projects are challenging and interesting. Good educational programmes, lot of opportunities to get new knowledge and skills both at the company and at the external trainings providers.

Cons

High bureaucracy, not always efficient in problem solving, not all managers/supervisors are competent and skilled enough for their positions.

3.0

Jun 4, 2018

In-house Debt capital markets senior manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big company, good opportunities for business on the market

Cons

Difficult to move internally, lots of internal bureaucracy

4.0

Jun 1, 2018

One of the best place for work for designer in Russia

Product designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good salary (not the best, but one of the best) - Good project (Most popular mobile banking in Russia) - There are good professionals (designers, programmers) - A lot of smart people with different knowledges - Best Office (address: Kutuzovskiy prospekt, 32k1, 2018) - Free working time - A lot of meetups to sharing knowledge - Top hardware (Macbooks, iMacs, smartphones) - You can take vacation except weeends (linger vacation) - Free agile atmosphere (few bureaucracy in some cases) - Really bad proccesses with HR

Cons

- Very low speed of working (quantity of released features per month/year) - A lot of peoples with low motivation (working, or sitting here just for money) - Not all the people are professionals (especially managers, product owners, really low level) - A lot of meetings (big company) and wasting time events - A lot of bureaucracy in some cases - low level of professional culture - Some people get their jobs not for professional skills, but for good relations

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