Is Associated Bank a good company to work for?

Associated Bank has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 844 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 73% of employees would recommend working at Associated Bank to a friend and 68% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Associated Bank have been left by employees working as Portfolio Manager , Bank Manager and Assistant Manager .

Does Associated Bank pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Associated Bank employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Associated Bank. This rating has improved by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Associated Bank?

73% of Associated Bank employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Associated Bank 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Associated Bank?

Relationship Banker (32) , Bank Teller (31) , Personal Banker (31) , Teller (22) , Branch Manager (21) , Universal Banker (20) , Assistant Manager (15) , Banker (15) , Bank Manager (14) , Personal Banker II (10) , Portfolio Manager (10) , Intern (9) , Customer Care Representative (8) , Vice President (8) , Customer Service Representative (7)

What are the pros of working at Associated Bank according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits and PTO." ((in 83 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 48 reviews)); "Work/life balance is great." ((in 31 reviews)); "Great Culture and very helpful internally" ((in 28 reviews)); "A lot of great colleagues and well" ((in 24 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Associated Bank according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay (mid" ((in 39 reviews)); "Poor Upper Management" ((in 19 reviews)); "Abusive managers allowed to stay and are promoted." ((in 14 reviews)); "Long hours, your responsibility to do a lot of things, not team based" ((in 7 reviews)); "Better communication from DM's to branch staff" ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Associated Bank layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Associated Bank layoffs and their outlook for job security at Associated Bank in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Associated Bank locations?

Milwaukee , Green Bay , Chicago , Madison , Stevens Point , Minneapolis , Saint Paul , Rockford , Appleton , Hales Corners , Hudson , Racine , La Crosse , Mequon , Wausau , Rochester , Glendale , Saint Louis Park , Bartlett , Mundelein , Peoria , Brookfield , Menomonee Falls , Neenah , Burnsville , Minnetonka , Fairview Heights , Brown Deer , Edina , Gladstone

Associated Bank reviews

3.9

73% would recommend to a friend

(815 total reviews)

Andy Harmening

84% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

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Associated Bank has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 815 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Associated Bank employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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815 reviews

2.0

Jul 23, 2021

Inconsistent message from leadership

Branch manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Senior leadership is excellent at setting objectives and communicating that to branch staff. By virtue of the Branch Manager Advisory Team, senior retail leadership was in tune with the branches. There was a clear understanding between them of how important engagement and recognition were.

Cons

District leadership does not mirror the message from above, instead they had the complete inability or unwillingness to nurture or create a culture of recognition or engagement. Senior leadership tolerated failing colleague engagement scores year after year. Every year those scores are terrible, every year district leadership makes a big show of addressing it (for about a month) then it is right back to the same old story...until next year when the colleague engagement surveys come back...a terrible cycle perpetuated by failed leadership.

1.0

Jul 8, 2021

Decent pay. AWFUL employer for People of color

Personal shopper

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is decent and the job has ok benefits

Cons

Hours are long, work stresses meeting goals. Upward mobility is based on likeability instead of skill. I had a terrible experience with them bringing in a manager who displayed blatant racist remarks and comments. To know that instead of him being held accountable, he was transferred to a different branch completely dismisses secretly and condone his act.

1.0

Jun 6, 2021

Avoid

Assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

cant really think of any, they basically got rid of the incentive program or made it ridiculously hard to attain, to the point where it is essentially gone.

Cons

Never fully staffed, in my entire time there i worked with a full staff about 5 months total. total joke. upper mgmt is more focused on discipline over training to get better, very fire and brimstone approach to employees. Zero percent of the time does your manager have your back when customers complain or have issues and unless you're friends with the market or district leaders, good luck sticking around. many times i left here and just had to sit in the car and try to not cry

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