Does Wells Fargo pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Wells Fargo employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Wells Fargo. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Wells Fargo?

58% of Wells Fargo employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Wells Fargo 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Wells Fargo?

Teller (2895) , Personal Banker (2418) , Bank Teller (2325) , Senior Software Engineer (862) , Software Engineer (808) , Lead Teller (797) , Personal Banker I (768) , Customer Service Representative (601) , Branch Manager (489) , Financial Analyst (471) , Analyst (452) , Service Manager (447) , Vice President (402) , Home Mortgage Consultant (353) , Personal Banker I (SAFE) (304)

What are the pros of working at Wells Fargo according to real employee reviews?

"The benefits are great and there is plenty of positions available to move anywhere you want to go." ((in 6487 reviews)); "Good pay and that's all i can really think of other than that it's pretty bad to work here" ((in 3250 reviews)); "Work life balance is good but it usually depends on what group you work in." ((in 3217 reviews)); "Deal flow is decent and the majority of the people you work with are great." ((in 2204 reviews)); "Conservative credit culture is great because the bank tends to shy away from risky products." ((in 1387 reviews))

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

"Poor management; each branch operates very differently depending on the branch manager (no consistency)" ((in 2595 reviews)); "Good managers have sound judgement and make good business decisions when dealing with customers on a day to day basis." ((in 1380 reviews)); "Poor leadership from the top very top heavy and no mid level management support any longer" ((in 537 reviews)); "Long hours and sometimes very late nights" ((in 474 reviews)); "Lots of layoffs and on the banking side you are forced to reapply for the job you currently have." ((in 443 reviews))

What are employees saying about Wells Fargo layoffs in 2026?

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

Wells Fargo reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(54,304 total reviews)

Charlie Scharf

62% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.3

Culture & values

3.3

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

Wells Fargo has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 54,304 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Wells Fargo employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Reviews by job title

54K reviews

4.0

Jun 5, 2008

Wells Fargo great place to work!

Technical project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits and pay are amazing. Where else can you get 4-5 WEEKS off immediately upon hire? They definitely are concerned about their employees and spend the resources to ensure they are keeping up with our needs and concerns. The network and virtualization enables me to work from home a few days a week, which helps with fuel costs and pollution. In addition, Wells Fargo reinvests in the communities that it serves with a strong commitment. We are regularly encouraged to volunteer and contribute to community programs and I know that Wells Fargo sponsors many of those programs financially as well.

Cons

It's such a large company that we can sometimes lose sight of the customer's real needs and how we're helping them. We often repeat functions throughout the company and follow different processes making it hard to communicate between groups.

2.0

Jun 3, 2008

Wells Fargo Financial:Great place to start a career, but not to finish it.

Credit manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Wells Fargo Financial is a great place to learn how to sell. New employees with zero sales experience get great sales training that transcends to other industries. Management does encourage growth, and when you do well they make sure everyone knows about your success. If you move, there is usually a local Wells Fargo Financial branch to where you are going. Some of the best benefits in the industries. This is primarily a mortgage company, so to get a competetive base salary plus commision potential allows for less stress than other mortgage sales jobs which are usually 100% commission. Also, if you are not happy at Wells Fargo Financial you can always look to transfer within the Wells Fargo & Company families to find a better fit.

Cons

As a sub-prime consumer lender, sometimes you can feel bad about what you are doing. We help a lot of our customers, but at the same time some of the loans we do really aren't good loans and will eventually hurt us and our customer. Also, management sometimes wants us to do what's best for the company as opposed to what is best for the customer. This seems counter to the company's goal of "making good loans that improve our customers' financial situations." Also, there is a lot of pressure to hit goals, and that pressure sometimes leads to some employees in the company doing unethical things to get business booked. Also, our personal sales goals are usually unrealistic and are given to us too late to make an impact on how we plan to reach them. No cost of living raises, and performance based raises are very difficult to acheive.

3.0

Jun 1, 2008

Overall a very good place to work, but has it's warts like any place else.

Sales manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great corporate reputation. Leader in our segment (home mortgage). Lots of return customers, so lots of built in business.

Cons

Information overload. Lack of clear communication on important issues. Pay scale fair, but barely.

Viewing 54280 - 54282 of 54,304 Reviews

Jobs at Wells Fargo

Teller Part Time Madison

Information Security Consultant (contract)

Associate Relationship Manager

Human Resources Project Coordinator (contract)

Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo reviews

Ratings by category

Ratings by demographic groups

Reviews by job title

Wells Fargo great place to work!

Wells Fargo Financial:Great place to start a career, but not to finish it.

Overall a very good place to work, but has it's warts like any place else.

Jobs at Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo reviews FAQs

Want the inside scoop on your own company?

Bowls

Followed companies

Job searches

Jobs at Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo reviews FAQs