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?

"The benefits are good and the gift matching when giving to charities is wonderful." ((in 228 reviews)); "good work life balance as its 3 days in office and 2 WFH" ((in 204 reviews)); "8. Pune center will drive the show is the expectation hence great for people joining in pune loc" ((in 168 reviews)); "Good salary and esxpections of work" ((in 126 reviews)); "Good environment and culture" ((in 119 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 87 reviews)); "Poor Leadership and path on the direction for the future" ((in 80 reviews)); "Engineering managers have sub standard technical skill set and have little to no knowledge of platform they work in." ((in 59 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 19 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

4.0

May 17, 2016

Sr. scientist

Senior scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Well established company in the business. A lot of opportunities to grow a career, Good insurance choices, a lot of PTO, fresh fruit everyday, always available snacks.

Cons

Pay is not competitive in the Bay Area. Employees are not diversified enough. Evolving slow in a fast changing business.

2.0

May 16, 2016

Consistently asked to promote non-transparent instruments which weren't in clients best interest

Corporate fx dealer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent base salary Inherited book of clients Enjoyed working with my direct peers Great, downtown location for food options and after work drinks

Cons

Poor management Incentivized to sell non-transparent instruments Company was constantly creating mandatory involvement surveys that required extensive time away from task Compensation plan was changed twice in company's favor while I was employed there for a short 8 months

4.0

May 13, 2016

Compliance Analyst

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They paid me well. Good work-life balance.

Cons

Management was very hard to communicate with and at most times, seemed like we knew better.

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