Is Empower a good company to work for?

Empower has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 2,530 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?

"The benefits regarding match and healthcare are good and comprehensive." ((in 267 reviews)); "Good work life balance and few teams are really good" ((in 138 reviews)); "Great experience and culture." ((in 130 reviews)); "Great people within the company and enjoy spending time with each other outside of work." ((in 126 reviews)); "Pay is good and competetive" ((in 108 reviews))

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

"If your manager is bad you won’t like it" ((in 53 reviews)); "No training manual either" ((in 40 reviews)); "Upper management does not care about the workers." ((in 27 reviews)); "Long hours (for my role)" ((in 17 reviews)); "some very old technologies" ((in 13 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

(2,425 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 2,425 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).

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2K reviews

3.0

Aug 7, 2014

Nice company to work for... if you are a recent grad

Retirement specialist - client services

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Pros

The company experienced continued growth over the years and in turn gives yearly bonuses. The culture is fun, benefits are great. After 18 months of employment, employees can try to change departments for increased pay if their performance has been good. Employees are nice and happy for the most part.

Cons

Pay is relatively low. Weekly mandatory overtime became constant, so work-life balance is unhealthy. Middle management will ask for your feedback and then argue as to why the company will not make any recommended changes. If any changes are made it takes years for the company to enact those changes. For example, they just joined Facebook in 2014, and to them it was a big deal.

3.0

Jul 12, 2014

Decent place to work.

External wholesaler

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company overall. Great facilities, people, benefits, and stability. Very bright leadership. Company's moving in the right direction.

Cons

The pay is outrageously below market in almost every group and at every level (even the CEO makes quite a bit less than peers). Any kind of advancement is difficult at best unless you're a real superstar (ie top 5 or 10%er).

3.0

Jul 3, 2014

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Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Friday fun games, time-off policies, and leniency on errors

Cons

Office culture- people only hang out with certain groups and those who suck up to management are the ones that get recognized

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