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 2, 2026

Best Culture

Recommend
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Pros

#Great Culture #Good Leadership #Cab /food/gym facilities

Cons

#so far the best #Compensation can be better as compared to competitive companies

5.0
Mar 2, 2026

Great Company

Recommend
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Pros

Great place to learn and great opportunities to peruse different interests

Cons

None to speak of awesome company global exposure

4.0
Mar 1, 2026

Very rigid to change

Recommend
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Pros

Good work environment and very slow adaptation of market standards

Cons

Average employee age is getting higher and existing people are very very rigid to change. Not very good if you are looking for skill growth.

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