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 2% 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 756 reviews)); "Culture was great and very friendly" ((in 424 reviews)); "Good work/life balance depending on team" ((in 412 reviews)); "The people I work with are great; I have never had a problem with a co" ((in 337 reviews)); "The pay is good for those who are willing to work hard and earn it." ((in 259 reviews))

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

"Poor management and fast paced" ((in 209 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 48 reviews)); "Blatant favoritism and a total disregard for workplace civility are traits that are often on display by management." ((in 43 reviews)); "Senior Management are arrogant and beaureacratic." ((in 20 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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4.0

68% would recommend to a friend

(5,181 total reviews)

Michael Shepherd

64% 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 5,181 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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5.0

Aug 11, 2014

Relaxed

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Very innovative enviroment. Not high preasure.

Cons

Alot of older people. Work is slow.

4.0

Aug 10, 2014

Good company to work for

Business technology

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work/life balance is great. 25 PTO days and great work from home options. Benefits are great. Friendly people, culture is very relaxed.

Cons

If you start here, your salary is lower than someone who got hired externally. Political environment and middle management in IT is not trained in how to manage employees.

3.0

Aug 10, 2014

They take care of you but it comes at a price.

Team leader

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The benefits at Discover Card are amazing! At day one I already had medical and PTO accruing. Not many companies compete with that alone. There is opportunity to grow as well which is a major plus if you are looking to climb a latter of success.

Cons

The gossip and backstabbing in this place is horrible. Learning how to play the game is an absolute must if you intend on making Discover Card a career. I worked hard to escape this by landing a management position only to realize that it was even worse up in the higher levels. There are good leaders in the company but there many are that don't belong in management. Might as well work at American Express since they will compensate you at a higher rate for the same work.

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