Does Blackhawk Network pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Blackhawk Network employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Blackhawk Network. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Blackhawk Network?

58% of Blackhawk Network employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Blackhawk Network 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Blackhawk Network?

Software Engineer (70) , Account Manager (32) , Senior Software Engineer (26) , Merchandiser (23) , Customer Service Representative (15) , Director (15) , Product Manager (13) , Analyst (12) , Associate Software Engineer (12) , Manager (12) , Staff Software Engineer (10) , Retail Merchandiser (8) , Sales (8) , Senior Staff Software Engineer (8) , Business Development Manager (7)

What are the pros of working at Blackhawk Network according to real employee reviews?

"The people I work with directly are great" ((in 88 reviews)); "Good work life balance and learning" ((in 77 reviews)); "Great minds and culture here at BHN" ((in 43 reviews)); "Good benefits that are useful" ((in 35 reviews)); "Overall a great team and company to work with." ((in 33 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Blackhawk Network according to real employee reviews?

"The pay is low." ((in 41 reviews)); "The low salary and they do not habe good incentives" ((in 26 reviews)); "poor leadership : Clearly there is no focus." ((in 23 reviews)); "No bonus or equity unless you are director and above." ((in 18 reviews)); "No training on how things operate." ((in 17 reviews))

What are employees saying about Blackhawk Network layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Blackhawk Network locations?

Pleasanton , Reno , Phoenix , Dallas , Lewisville , Coppell , Portland , Los Angeles , San Francisco , Chicago , Mesa , San Diego , Colorado Springs , Seattle , Pittsburgh , Saint Louis , New York , Addison , Cincinnati , Bakersfield , Livermore , San Jose , Philadelphia , Middletown , New Brunswick , Boise , Champaign , Crystal Lake , Woodridge , Herndon

Blackhawk Network reviews

3.3

58% would recommend to a friend

(953 total reviews)

Talbott Roche

73% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

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Blackhawk Network has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 953 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Blackhawk Network employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

953 reviews

2.0

Mar 22, 2012

Most of the employees are smart and great but there are a few bad ones...

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1) good location close to the mall 2) great engineers except for a few 3) CSO is very intelligent and very hard working

Cons

1) clueless engineers are getting promoted even if they do not do anything 2) some engineers were hired just to fill in positions so literally anyone who walks in the door gets the job. 3) 1 and 2 is an insult to the hardworking engineers that work there 4) because of 1 and 2 good engineers are leaving

1.0

Mar 3, 2012

Blackhawk encourages their Management to bully employees in meetings while others cower

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A huge majority of the people are wonderful to work with, great commute, alot of unrecognized talent.

Cons

Management leads and encourages bullying. Management talks negatively about directs. Management doesn’t get along with each other. Talented people are brought in and leave broken. Directs are more talented than management by a huge margin.

2.0

Oct 10, 2011

IT Management seems to think employees will tolerate abuse indefinitely

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting technical projects Good commute for some people Safeway generic items discount Health club membership for employees Annual bowling day to compensate for the hundreds of unpaid hours

Cons

Project teams often work in cramped windowless rooms eating "free" pizza for lunch and dinner Zero privacy - all developers sit at long tables completely exposed Contractors can only bill 40 hours no matter how much they work Promises to make it up to us for the hard work - always lies Zero transparency from upper management Zero 401k employer match Poor compensation increases Highly political environment - secrets and lies are everywhere Zero equity participation

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