Does Sun Life pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sun Life employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sun Life. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Sun Life?

70% of Sun Life employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Sun Life 4.0 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 Sun Life?

Financial Advisor (230) , Manager (90) , Disability Case Manager (87) , Business Analyst (81) , Director (81) , Analyst (72) , Customer Service Representative (71) , Process Associate (66) , Advisor (60) , Software Engineer (57) , Actuarial Analyst (55) , Financial Analyst (54) , Project Manager (52) , Intern (50) , Business Systems Analyst (41)

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

"Haven’t started yet but seems to be good company that will allow a good work/life balance" ((in 519 reviews)); "Benefits is good tho great" ((in 432 reviews)); "Culture and work from home flexibility is great" ((in 315 reviews)); "Great for people with low to no corporate work experience Great place for people looking to switch from liberal arts to business/finance/insurance" ((in 286 reviews)); "Great work life balance and work from home options" ((in 150 reviews))

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

"Unfortunately base salary is low with no real climb" ((in 157 reviews)); "Small people base so if u stuck with bad manager you have no way out" ((in 72 reviews)); "Office politics is brutal." ((in 24 reviews)); "Upper management is aware, but unwilling to step up and do anything about it." ((in 23 reviews)); "No growth, just favoritism." ((in 13 reviews))

What are employees saying about Sun Life layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Sun Life locations?

Wellesley , Boston , Wellesley Hills , Kansas City , Windsor , New York , Portland , Hartford , Scarborough , Portsmouth , Baltimore , Milwaukee , Dallas , Minneapolis , Seattle , Portland , Jacksonville , Chicago , Casa Grande , Phoenix , Houston , Chattanooga , Cleveland , San Francisco , Denver , Bend , Miami , Newton , Atlanta , Edina

Sun Life reviews

3.9

70% would recommend to a friend

(4,274 total reviews)

Kevin Strain

90% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

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Sun Life has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,274 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sun Life employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Insurance industry (3.6 stars).

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4K reviews

1.0

Dec 10, 2013

The company is going down. Do no work for it

Assistant actuarial analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good location, has complementary parking.

Cons

Terrible management. Lots of micro-managers. They don't have a fair/effective performance evaluation system. A lot of office politics going on and there's no good working ethic. The company sold out most of its major business and outsourced lots of functional areas. Therefore, it has frequent lay-offs.

4.0

Dec 9, 2013

Very good managers and a clear strategy

It project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent work life balance and a very stable company

Cons

Bureaucratic processes are frustrating and limit productivity

3.0

Nov 26, 2013

Steady job if you can make it through the outsourcing which seems on an ongoing cycle through all departments.

Senior medical claims analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Will always be here and will usually assist you in placing you in a job if outsourced.

Cons

Very few opportunities due to the outsourcing. If you want to change jobs you are fighting 4 times as many people for a single posting. My experience has been they don't look internally at candidates is as high regard as externally.

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The company is going down. Do no work for it

Very good managers and a clear strategy

Steady job if you can make it through the outsourcing which seems on an ongoing cycle through all departments.

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