Does Sun Life pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sun Life employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sun Life. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Sun Life?

70% of Sun Life employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Sun Life 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Sun Life?

Financial Advisor (230) , Manager (90) , Disability Case Manager (87) , Business Analyst (81) , Director (81) , Analyst (72) , Customer Service Representative (71) , Process Associate (66) , Advisor (60) , Software Engineer (57) , Actuarial Analyst (55) , Financial Analyst (54) , Project Manager (52) , Intern (50) , Business Systems Analyst (41)

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

"Haven’t started yet but seems to be good company that will allow a good work/life balance" ((in 519 reviews)); "Benefits is good tho great" ((in 432 reviews)); "Culture and work from home flexibility is great" ((in 315 reviews)); "Great for people with low to no corporate work experience Great place for people looking to switch from liberal arts to business/finance/insurance" ((in 286 reviews)); "Great work life balance and work from home options" ((in 150 reviews))

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

"Unfortunately base salary is low with no real climb" ((in 157 reviews)); "Small people base so if u stuck with bad manager you have no way out" ((in 72 reviews)); "Office politics is brutal." ((in 24 reviews)); "Upper management is aware, but unwilling to step up and do anything about it." ((in 23 reviews)); "No growth, just favoritism." ((in 13 reviews))

What are employees saying about Sun Life layoffs in 2026?

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

Sun Life reviews

Item: Sun Life
Rating: 4
Author: Current employee - Business Analyst

3.9

70% would recommend to a friend

(4,274 total reviews)

Kevin Strain

90% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

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Sun Life has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,274 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sun Life employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Versicherungswesen industry (3.6 stars).

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4.0

Apr 17, 2013

Sun LIfe Financial review from the eyes of a HR Member

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Pros

Sun Life Financial has a solid and strong reputation on the market and is well rated on the market and financially solid.

Cons

No cons - Sun LIfe Financial is well rated on the market. Sun LIfe Financial is among the top insurance companies in Canada.

4.0

Aug 20, 2012

Business Analyst in Business Analysis

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Pros

Good Company - An awesome company

Cons

There is no cons for this company

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