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?

69% 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 (299) , Customer Service Representative (204) , Project Manager (149) , Senior Manager (120) , Manager (96) , 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 737 reviews)); "Culture was great and very friendly" ((in 423 reviews)); "work life balance is good" ((in 421 reviews)); "The people I work with are great; I have never had a problem with a co" ((in 340 reviews)); "The pay is good for those who are willing to work hard and earn it." ((in 280 reviews))

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

"Low salary and difficult to get promotion" ((in 96 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 37 reviews)); "Compensation is low compared with other company" ((in 26 reviews)); "Senior Management are arrogant and beaureacratic." ((in 21 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.

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Discover reviews

4.0

69% would recommend to a friend

(5,170 total reviews)

Michael Shepherd

66% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

Discover has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 5,170 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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Reviews by job title

5K reviews

1.0

Jul 14, 2008

Get Real and lets really do the job needed.

Senior customer service

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is great for those people who have no children or family responsibilities! There are several shifts that are great for people of different work styles and needs.

Cons

There is no concern for employees with children and babysitting problems..there are so many different quotas and percentages that one has to keep track of that the real job one his hired to do must take backseat to looking good on paper not so much for the account manager but for the Team Leader...

3.0

Jul 12, 2008

Good place for work life balance

Senior associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

you can find life work balance here

Cons

layback, less recognize brand name

4.0

Jun 28, 2008

Discover a great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Even though the financial services industry is in a tough spot right now, this is still an uplifting and fun place to work. The employees are smart, innovative and hard working. All of the facilities are beautiful and they strive to take care of their employees. The compensation process is fair and equitable and managers are trained throughout the year in order to improve their abilities. All employees are respected and heard and there is a program where the company pays a percentage of savings to those that introduce cost efficiencies into the buisness. It may be the underdog vs Visa, MasterCard and American Express but its found its niche.

Cons

Some of the VPs have been there for too many years and like any company, there needs to be a shakeup to give others a chance to lead and innovate. Sometimes the company can be slow to get projects and products launched which means we are last to market in some cases. There is a new program that was introduced to focus on eliminating inefficient processes within teams. Not sure yet if it is working or if it has provided any tangible results. It may yet be another passing program thats here one day and gone the next. These are probably similar issues to other large corporations.

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