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 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Discover?

68% 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 (205) , Project Manager (149) , Senior Manager (119) , Manager (97) , 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 745 reviews)); "Great culture and values!" ((in 441 reviews)); "Good work/life balance depending on team" ((in 416 reviews)); "The people I work with are great; I have never had a problem with a co" ((in 331 reviews)); "The pay is good for those who are willing to work hard and earn it." ((in 267 reviews))

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

"Low salary and difficult to get promotion" ((in 95 reviews)); "Unfortunately, the reorganization caused a lot of unhappiness from poor upper management placement and decisions" ((in 47 reviews)); "Blatant favoritism and a total disregard for workplace civility are traits that are often on display by management." ((in 45 reviews)); "Senior Management are arrogant and beaureacratic." ((in 21 reviews)); "Manager favorites" ((in 19 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

68% would recommend to a friend

(5,185 total reviews)

Michael Shepherd

64% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

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 5,185 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

Dec 21, 2012

Strong Commitment to Training

Mip

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They really take time to invest in their employees with lots of learning opportunities. They also have a great environment on campus and have fostered a great work-life balance.

Cons

The work was not challenging enough for me. I felt like I could easily excel to the top of the employee group without much effort.

5.0

Dec 13, 2012

There is a lot of opportunity for advancement in the company!

Credit analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits and bonus' are great! There is a lot of opportunity for advancement in the company.

Cons

The cafateria food isn't the greatest.

4.0

Dec 12, 2012

Best Call Center In Delaware

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to work, benefits are awesome, and opportunity is for the taken.

Cons

No complaints about the company.

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