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 710 reviews)); "Great culture and values!" ((in 442 reviews)); "work life balance is good" ((in 409 reviews)); "The people I work with are great; I have never had a problem with a co" ((in 345 reviews)); "The pay is good for those who are willing to work hard and earn it." ((in 275 reviews))

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

"Poor management and fast paced" ((in 206 reviews)); "Low salary and difficult to get promotion" ((in 95 reviews)); "Unfortunately, the reorganization caused a lot of unhappiness from poor upper management placement and decisions" ((in 45 reviews)); "Blatant favoritism and a total disregard for workplace civility are traits that are often on display by management." ((in 39 reviews)); "No bonuses and no merit increase over 3%." ((in 27 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 Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

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4.0

Mar 2, 2014

Great Place for Work Life Balance

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Very flexible with schedules -Great benefits -Great pay

Cons

-Very difficult to move up the ladder -As political as most corporations of it's size

3.0

Feb 26, 2014

Decent company. Too much micromanaging.

Senior account manager collections

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The people are great and friendly, I am still close with many of my coworkers and was able to form close bonds. The company benefits are great, the call centers are laid out great and all technology is pretty up to date. Attendance policies are by far the most lenient I have ever seen.

Cons

Micromanaging, breathing down your neck constantly.... You can't be perfect enough here. Always being asked "what could you have done better?" even when you hit every single expectation on the head. Absolutely no room for advancement either, while the company as a whole preaches promotion from within, I never once saw if happen in the hundreds of interviews I witnessed. They were almost always hired externally.

4.0

Feb 20, 2014

Discover

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Good Benefits. Good vertical movement at headquarters.

Cons

poor communication and minimal raises regardless of performance

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