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 722 reviews)); "Great culture and values!" ((in 428 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 415 reviews)); "The people I work with are great; I have never had a problem with a co" ((in 351 reviews)); "The pay is good for those who are willing to work hard and earn it." ((in 281 reviews))

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

"Poor management and fast paced" ((in 205 reviews)); "Low salary and difficult to get promotion" ((in 100 reviews)); "Unfortunately, the reorganization caused a lot of unhappiness from poor upper management placement and decisions" ((in 44 reviews)); "Blatant favoritism and a total disregard for workplace civility are traits that are often on display by management." ((in 42 reviews)); "Compensation is not competitive" ((in 26 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.

Discover reviews

4.0

68% would recommend to a friend

(5,181 total reviews)

Michael Shepherd

64% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

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Discover has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 5,181 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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5K reviews

3.0

May 17, 2009

Energetic and promising company pays for performance--for a few

Senior associate

Recommend

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Pros

Discover has one of the most consistently professional and competent workforces I've seen among several employers. The work is interesting and varied. The facilities are pleasant and conducive to engagement and collaboration. Management and accountability ranges from excellent in many areas to inexplicably bad in a few others.

Cons

Salary growth is almost nonexistent for most nonmanagement employees. At the same time, executives are vastly overpaid-- up to $20 million for the CEO. (In Chicago, only Abbott Labs has a CEO salary to match Discover's!). New hires have much to gain in experience, just be aware that you will likely not see much salary growth regardless of performance.

4.0

Mar 4, 2009

Great benefits and PTO plan.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Health benefits and PTO are better than the competitors'.

Cons

Career mobility is limited within most of the company.

3.0

Jan 18, 2009

Friendly environment but not many opportunities for advancement.

Senior associate

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Friendly environment and nice campus.

Cons

Lack of room for advancement.

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