Is Empower a good company to work for?

Empower has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 2,534 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months. 71% of employees would recommend working at Empower to a friend and 69% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Empower have been left by employees working as Vice President , Senior Relationship Manager and Director .

Does Empower pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Empower employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Empower. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Empower?

71% of Empower employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Empower 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Empower?

Software Developer (58) , Retirement Representative (57) , Customer Service Representative (55) , Retirement Consultant (46) , Manager (42) , Retirement Specialist (36) , Software Engineer (34) , Senior Software Engineer (33) , Director (31) , Specialist (31) , Associate Specialist (30) , Senior Retirement Consultant (30) , Client Services Manager (29) , Relationship Manager (29) , Analyst (26)

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

"Benefits are good and not overly expensive." ((in 277 reviews)); "Good work life balance and few teams are really good" ((in 140 reviews)); "Great people within the company and enjoy spending time with each other outside of work." ((in 124 reviews)); "Company has great people and culture." ((in 118 reviews)); "Pay is good and competetive" ((in 114 reviews))

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

"No training manual either" ((in 42 reviews)); "Upper management is clueless and tells our Director and VP we cannot hire more people." ((in 25 reviews)); "Long hours (for my role)" ((in 17 reviews)); "some very old technologies" ((in 14 reviews)); "No growth opportunities as such" ((in 10 reviews))

What are employees saying about Empower layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Empower locations?

Denver , Greenwood Village , Greenwood Village , Overland Park , Milwaukee , Boston , Andover , Hartford , Englewood , New York , Houston , Colorado Springs , Los Angeles , Scranton , Dallas , Kansas City , Phoenix , Charlotte , Atlanta , Washington , Philadelphia , Kansas City , Dubuque , Miami , Orlando , Newark , Somerset , Detroit , Austin , Chicago

Empower reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(2,429 total reviews)

Edmund F. Murphy III

79% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

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Empower has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,429 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Empower employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

5.0

Aug 28, 2025

Good

Sr. software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to work. Health work life balance

Cons

No hybrid model for IT AND COMPLETELY work from home

Empower Response

9mo

Thank you for sharing your experience and highlighting work-life balance and benefits. While many of our roles are fully remote, we recognize that some functions have different requirements, and we’ll continue to review flexibility options where possible.

1.0

Aug 27, 2025

Toxic Environment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

clean and nice offices. benefits

Cons

- No company culture or sense of community - No work-life balance - Managers who mistreat employees due to their position - CEO (Ed Murphy) is arrogant and dismissive toward staff. has his employees do ridiculous things for him as if he is god - Overall depressing work environment

Empower Response

9mo

We’re glad you’ve found the offices and benefits positive. We take concerns about leadership, culture, and respect in the workplace very seriously, and feedback like this is used to strengthen accountability and reinforce a supportive environment for all associates.

5.0

Aug 25, 2025

Good

Investment reporting analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company has good work life balance

Cons

Growth is slow it takes time

Empower Response

10mo

Thank you for your positive feedback! We're glad you value the work-life balance at Empower. We appreciate your note on growth opportunities and are continuously working to enhance development paths for our team.

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