Does Capital One pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Capital One employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Capital One. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Capital One?

Software Engineer (1145) , Senior Software Engineer (543) , Business Analyst (440) , Customer Service Representative (358) , Senior Business Analyst (336) , Branch Ambassador (327) , Product Manager (273) , Associate Software Engineer (263) , Manager (257) , Senior Manager (246) , Director (219) , Project Manager (202) , Senior Associate (194) , Senior Data Analyst (191) , Business Manager (186)

What are the pros of working at Capital One according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance if you are low on the totem and not trying to get a promotion" ((in 1999 reviews)); "The culture is great and processes are set up to allow entrepreneurial thought at any level." ((in 1623 reviews)); "• Great people (the ones who aren't looking to simply climb the ladder)" ((in 1400 reviews)); "The pay was good and the McLean building was amazing with lots of resources" ((in 1217 reviews)); "The salary was good and decent." ((in 364 reviews))

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

"Performance management structure makes it difficult to get promoted unless you happen to know the right person and be on a highly visible project" ((in 744 reviews)); "Some of my friends were not as lucky as I and were under some bad managers." ((in 574 reviews)); "Each performance management cycle is brutal and causes everyone stress." ((in 526 reviews)); "And then senior leadership says “we’re doing great” then make decisions directly against the grievances of the employees." ((in 274 reviews)); "Frequent Layoff and Reorganization." ((in 201 reviews))

What are employees saying about Capital One layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.0

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(13,122 total reviews)

Richard D. Fairbank

100% approve of CEO

100% positive business outlook

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4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Senior management

3.0

Work/Life balance

3.0

Career opportunities

2.0

Compensation and benefits

Capital One has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 13,122 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Capital One employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

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13K reviews

3.0

Aug 22, 2008

Good company, but for how long?

Finance manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility, lots of bright people work here, interesting work

Cons

Company is laying off people left and right, performance management system makes every year a crap shoot

2.0

Aug 21, 2008

Good place but could be (was) better

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work environment - bright colleagues. Most of the associates are hired from good schools and come in with great energy and excitement. The work itself is moderately interesting.

Cons

Poor leadership - focused on self preservation in shrinking environment. Work is becoming much more routine with focus on comliance and approvals so shades of bureacuracy creeping in. Slowly clawing away on benefits and salary packages over time. A few fast trackers grow fast but for the rest it can be a slow growth environment

2.0

Aug 21, 2008

Looking for my next opportunity...

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The compensation package is attractive. Bonus structure is enviable with spot bonuses for hard work on big projects.

Cons

A cut-throat, down right nasty environment where every one is an "expert" no matter how green. The business silos do not work well together - the animosity and competition is ruthless. Middle management drives toward unrealistic goals set by out of touch senior management. (Date driven projects cutting scope to meet schedule resulting in a poorly executed, half-baked product.) The customer is an account and not the reason for doing business.

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