Does Western Union pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Western Union employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Western Union. This rating has improved by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Western Union?

60% of Western Union employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Western Union 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Western Union?

Manager (86) , Associate (70) , Senior Associate (58) , Director (56) , Analyst (47) , Teller (37) , Consultor De Atendimento (31) , Senior Manager (31) , Vice President (31) , Cajero (29) , Compliance Officer (27) , Senior Software Engineer (27) , Business Development Manager (26) , Product Manager (26) , Associate Manager (25)

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

"I felt that my compensation was fair and the benefits were good." ((in 222 reviews)); "good work life balance as its 3 days in office and 2 WFH" ((in 203 reviews)); "8. Pune center will drive the show is the expectation hence great for people joining in pune loc" ((in 172 reviews)); "Good salary and esxpections of work" ((in 129 reviews)); "Good environment and culture" ((in 123 reviews))

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

"There are constant layoffs making for a hostile environment." ((in 83 reviews)); "Poor Leadership and path on the direction for the future" ((in 72 reviews)); "Managers don't care about the customer, they only want to shine with nice pictures and presentations, mostly the work of others." ((in 66 reviews)); "Very busy as senior management are trying all sorts of things to initiatives to get out of the 'one" ((in 34 reviews)); "poor communication and oversight of issues" ((in 20 reviews))

What are employees saying about Western Union layoffs in 2026?

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

Western Union reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(2,934 total reviews)

Devin McGranahan

54% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

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Western Union has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 2,934 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Western Union employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzen industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

3K reviews

3.0

Oct 27, 2016

good company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

i liked my time here a lot

Cons

not much to put here

2.0

Oct 27, 2016

Good place to work.

Wubs worker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Coworkers are great people. Once was a great environment to work for, now is OK environment to labour for. Compensation is good, we can pay rent and buy food!

Cons

Good people are running away. Agile development is absolute, we now a waterfall shop! Impossible to advance carrier, if you are not sh-mingle with management for three years in advance.

4.0

Oct 26, 2016

It's Good but a lot needs to be improved

Aml compliance associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good environment, pay is not that bad, good asociación solidarista, cafeteria is not that expensive, momentum is in front of it with a lot of different restaurants

Cons

Not 100% off it depends of the department, hard to get higher positions, software could be better, more friendly user

Western Union Response

9y

Hello and thank you for sharing your feedback! We'd like to address the "cons" you shared and get more details about your experiences. Please email us: careers@westernunion.com. Thanks for your time.

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