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

(4,272 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 4,272 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).

Reviews by job title

4K reviews

3.0

Jul 30, 2013

Good place to work and has the potential of being GREAT..

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people to work with. Always lots of interesting and challenging work. Competitive salaries and flexible benefit package. Market leader.

Cons

Organization matrix is too complex. Decisions take too long due to the number of people who need to weigh in. Too much process to deliver IT projects which turns into too much overhead and inefficiencies. Middle managers are not always selected based on competencies vs. friends/acquaintances and employees pay the price by reporting to individuals who cannot do their jobs and they end of leaving (high turnover rate in some areas)

3.0

Jul 28, 2013

A great company to work for...until they exit the business

Internal wholesaler

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great co workers, fair pay. A good place to start at the bottom and grow. Treated people very fairly when they laid off 800 people.

Cons

Management was out of touch with upper management (Toronto). There was little to no opportunity to advance for some one mid career.

4.0

Jul 26, 2013

Experience at Sun Life

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great benefits, if you get a good supervisor will be great

Cons

repetitive job, not much room to design and implement strategies of your own

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