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 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at First Advantage?

42% 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 2.9 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?

"Ability to work from home great people (below C" ((in 73 reviews)); "The people were great and it was interesting" ((in 55 reviews)); "Benefits were good." ((in 35 reviews)); "Good culture and company values" ((in 32 reviews)); "Great team to work with." ((in 13 reviews))

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

"One of the worst management it has." ((in 69 reviews)); "Low pay that is packaged" ((in 39 reviews)); "Low salary and nothing else" ((in 34 reviews)); "Poor leadership and management." ((in 23 reviews)); "There is literally no training except a few online courses." ((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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3.3

42% would recommend to a friend

(1,106 total reviews)

Scott Staples

67% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.2

Culture & values

2.9

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

First Advantage has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,106 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).

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1K reviews

2.0

May 29, 2014

Flexible but not always worth it.

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Remote work Decent benefits Industry giant Great PTO

Cons

High amount of turnover Inconsistent vision for company's future No annual raises and merit based are meager Middle management is a joke New technology isn't much of an improvement

2.0

Apr 29, 2014

Company is not very caring of there employees.

Verifications representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They had great health insurance plans.

Cons

They didn't care about there employees and they took away matching 401k.

5.0

Apr 23, 2014

Love the Culture!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The best reasons to work for First Advantage Corp are: 1. Open Culture ... e.g. can walk in and chat with CEO; work from home, etc... 2. Technology Focus 3. Optimistic Future Outlook

Cons

Still building the company's structure

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