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?

"Flexible work from home options" ((in 75 reviews)); "The people were great and it was interesting" ((in 58 reviews)); "Benefits were good." ((in 39 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 37 reviews)); "Great team to work with." ((in 14 reviews))

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

"Low pay that is packaged" ((in 39 reviews)); "Low salary and nothing else" ((in 34 reviews)); "Poor leadership and management." ((in 22 reviews)); "Information is commonly misrouted and many managers are completely unresponsive." ((in 22 reviews)); "Very minimal training and development offered and non" ((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

1.0

Aug 7, 2013

First Advantage : A pathetic company to work with

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company itself sucks, is there even a management, i have serious doubts about that as well..

Cons

Absolutely nothing even worth mentioning...

1.0

Aug 2, 2013

Words without thoughts and actions without goals

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

you get air to breathe and water to drink

Cons

No long term plans or objectives. Major changes in company strategy every couple of months. A great place for boot-lickers and sycophant. Under qualified management with no vision. Too much politics.

4.0

Jul 19, 2013

Good working conditions and no work stress.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Timely payment of salary each month

Cons

Management is not efficient enough

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