American Express reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(18,633 total reviews)
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Stephen J Squeri

89% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

American Express has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 18,633 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The American Express employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).

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19K reviews
4.0
Feb 20, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Company stability, solid benefit package, good PTO (including 4 x summer bonus days every year).

Cons

Can restructure within a team at any time. Not many remote roles available, so somewhat limited career path options unless you want to relocate adjacent to one of the offices.

2.0
Feb 20, 2026

horrible

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Work is very easy

Cons

- Similar to most reviews

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