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 (1144) , 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 (193) , 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 1985 reviews)); "Great culture and learning enviornment with some of the best managers I have worked with." ((in 1647 reviews)); "• Great people (the ones who aren't looking to simply climb the ladder)" ((in 1397 reviews)); "The pay was good and the McLean building was amazing with lots of resources" ((in 1220 reviews)); "The salary was good and decent." ((in 362 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 748 reviews)); "Some of my friends were not as lucky as I and were under some bad managers." ((in 578 reviews)); "Brutal performance management" ((in 521 reviews)); "And then senior leadership says “we’re doing great” then make decisions directly against the grievances of the employees." ((in 270 reviews)); "Frequent Layoff and Reorganization." ((in 194 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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Capital One reviews

3.0

Be the first to recommend this company

(13,117 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 13,117 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

Jun 13, 2008

Good place to work for money and benefits, though not challenging or satisfying

Business analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The money was pretty good, and there are some intelligent people to work with. The work was moderately paced, and the company was not driven to get things done quickly. It was possible to transfer out of a department into another, though it was not easy. A lot of competition with other people, and a lot of politics are needed to get things done, though it seems that no one wants to take responsibility to get anything done.

Cons

Too warm and fuzzy, too vague on reviews, and inability of management to take care of people or know what is really going on. Management only seems to look to what senior managers want, or will do what will get them promoted.

3.0

Jun 13, 2008

Great Realxed environment to work in.

Business analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Capital one has a very complete and relax work environment. It is competetive and at the same time provides great opportunites to succeed. The learning curve is step and you get to do a lot of value addition right from when you start work at Cap one.

Cons

The laid back environment can get to you at times and it feels like things ae moving real slow. Also if are looking for a faster carrer progression it is better to look into investment banking or something on the wall street. Also capital one locations are not great and hence it can be a pain at times.

2.0

Jun 13, 2008

Capital One is losing steam

Business analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You can get the training you need and take this elsewhere. Capital One overall is a huge company with many employees. My manager was very supportive and was a great manager in handling all aspects of my performance. We sat down weekly to discuss issues, concerns, new projects and all other things that my job encompassed. I fully enjoyed my job and was happy and content with it. Capital One does offer decent training programs for its employees and you can be rest assurred that if training is needed they will find a way for you to get it. Thanks.

Cons

The review process. You can be a top performer but since they base their decisions not on how you are doing, but how your are compared with others. Say you have 5 great people and they are all doing a great job, the Capital One system forces you to make one of them the worst of the 5 and have them put on a performance plan. It is a idiotic system. Of course C1 brainwashes you to believe that doing this makes the company perform better. to an extent this may be true, but I believe it causes more hardship and grief every year, when people are pitted against each other for their raise and job.

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