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?

72% 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 (85) , Business Analyst (81) , Director (81) , Customer Service Representative (71) , Analyst (70) , 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 535 reviews)); "Benefits is good tho great" ((in 408 reviews)); "good culture and respects employees" ((in 306 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 296 reviews)); "Work from home and flexible" ((in 146 reviews))

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

"Salary is low and you don't receive proper compensation" ((in 158 reviews)); "Some managers who are incompetent and who do not recognize hard work and do not promote deserving employees" ((in 72 reviews)); "Growth opportunities are limited." ((in 38 reviews)); "Upper management is aware, but unwilling to step up and do anything about it." ((in 22 reviews)); "Load of politics; senior management who doesn't have a clue; cliques; perpetual reorgs." ((in 18 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 Sun Life locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Hartford , Kansas City , Portland , New York , Windsor , Boston

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Sun Life reviews

3.9

72% would recommend to a friend

(4,263 total reviews)

Kevin Strain

90% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

Sun Life has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,263 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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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

4.0

May 19, 2010

Descent company...

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good experience in the financial/insurance industry

Cons

Poor management, fired ppl a lot

2.0

Apr 16, 2010

stop before you go in

Financial advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

none! well, flexible work hour, it is not even consider as a job, you are self employeed

Cons

spend tons of time and money getting the license, then they throw you to sell insurance, manager create his sales bonus by reuiting you selling to your friends and family. pay less than brokers, and benefits really bad.

4.0

Apr 10, 2010

Sun Life is spending a ton of money trying to gain traction by "name recognition" in the market. The advertising is i

National sales vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Benefits, Decent compensation when compared with the industry not the highest but not the lowest. Very fair re: work/life balance

Cons

Organization apprears inconsistent in the market place, lots of turmoil, resulting in layoffs and employee unrest.

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