Does First Advantage pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, First Advantage employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at First Advantage. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at First Advantage?

43% of First Advantage employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated First Advantage 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at First Advantage?

Operations Analyst (91) , Customer Service Representative (39) , Senior Operations Analyst (29) , Operation Analyst (25) , Account Manager (19) , Verification Specialist (18) , Manager (17) , Analyst (14) , Sales (14) , Director (12) , Team Leader (12) , Customer Care Representative (10) , Customer Success Director (9) , Associate (8) , Specialist (8)

What are the pros of working at First Advantage according to real employee reviews?

"Work from home is great!" ((in 74 reviews)); "The people were great and it was interesting" ((in 60 reviews)); "Good benefits and vacation time" ((in 36 reviews)); "Remote Good colleagues Interesting work" ((in 15 reviews)); "Good work environment to work" ((in 14 reviews))

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

"Low pay that is packaged" ((in 44 reviews)); "low salary for language speakers" ((in 31 reviews)); "Lots of leadership leaving" ((in 23 reviews)); "Information is commonly misrouted and many managers are completely unresponsive." ((in 22 reviews)); "The person that was supposed to be training me was a bully plain and simple she showed no training skills or professionalism and when she got into an argument with another employee management laughed even though the other employee was clearly upset." ((in 21 reviews))

What are employees saying about First Advantage layoffs in 2026?

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

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First Advantage reviews

3.3

43% would recommend to a friend

(1,108 total reviews)

Scott Staples

69% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

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First Advantage has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,108 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The First Advantage employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Recursos humanos industry (3.8 stars).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

4.0

Jul 20, 2022

Flexible work

Operations analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work is easy if you are timely manner and focused

Cons

Since its a verification firm, no senior want to see any error done by the junior employees. Sometimes they talk rudely to juniors

4.0

Jul 18, 2022

Nice to work here

Lead developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary on time Work from home

Cons

Pressure from Managers Deadlines are very short

2.0

Jul 18, 2022

would advice any other company than thjs

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Worst management keep getting u trained every 3 weeks in the name of upskill later wen u get error newly trained work they sue in the name of integratity

Cons

everything is challenging if ur working more than a year they start pressuring to upskill

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Jobs at First Advantage

Bilingual Operations Specialist

Ciudad de México

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