American Express reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(18,629 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 18,629 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
5.0
Mar 10, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I loved working in it. It was great work life balance.

Cons

Pay is less than the market standards

5.0
Mar 10, 2026

Great Place to Work

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- good leadership - care about your future - a lot of opportunities

Cons

- work can get a little slow and a lot of process - too many meeting involving everyone

4.0
Mar 9, 2026

good

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

work life balance is good

Cons

depends on the campus build

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