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 1% 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 748 reviews)); "Great culture and values!" ((in 435 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 406 reviews)); "The people I work with are great; I have never had a problem with a co" ((in 333 reviews)); "The pay is good for those who are willing to work hard and earn it." ((in 278 reviews))

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

"Poor management and fast paced" ((in 208 reviews)); "Low salary and difficult to get promotion" ((in 97 reviews)); "Blatant favoritism and a total disregard for workplace civility are traits that are often on display by management." ((in 45 reviews)); "Unfortunately, the reorganization caused a lot of unhappiness from poor upper management placement and decisions" ((in 44 reviews)); "No bonuses and no merit increase over 3%." ((in 23 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

(5,180 total reviews)

Michael Shepherd

65% 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 5,180 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

2.0

Jan 25, 2016

Discover Personal Loans

Senior loan underwriter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent benefits. Work at home opportunity. Fantastic cafeteria with healthy options. Stable company. Evaluations yearly with pay increase. Incentives. Gym on site.

Cons

Quality. Stress. Unreasonable expectations. Closed door management. Coaches and Team Leaders with little knowledge. Length of time with company means nothing anymore. Turn over rate is HIGH. Training is not that great anymore.

2.0

Dec 16, 2015

Big Bank, Big Politics

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to start your career. Opportunity to learn early on in your career.

Cons

Politically motivated people tend to excel in this environment. Good people who are interested in doing the right thing for the customer often get passed over for promotions.

2.0

Dec 15, 2015

Project Manager @ Discover

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Casual dress code - which is sometimes taken too casually! Decent number of PTO days - 25 to start Just starting Work From Home program

Cons

JUST starting Work From Home program - generally WAY behind the times Micro-management abounds here! Middle-management is the worst I have ever seen in a corporate culture. Lots of mediocre people who are on power trips bc they have a 'manager' title. Corporate seems to allow (and sometimes even encourage) this type of behavior. Culture is very much small-minded and rural given it's in a Chicago suburb - the majority of people here are interested in a punch-in and punch-out job where what they do in between doesn't matter as long as it's not too burdensome.

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