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 522 reviews)); "Benefits is good tho great" ((in 409 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 281 reviews)); "Flexible work schedule and work from home options" ((in 142 reviews)); "pay is good they are good to their emplyees" ((in 129 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 155 reviews)); "Some managers who are incompetent and who do not recognize hard work and do not promote deserving employees" ((in 72 reviews)); "Limited growth opportunities and some favouritism." ((in 38 reviews)); "Office politics is brutal." ((in 24 reviews)); "Upper management is aware, but unwilling to step up and do anything about it." ((in 20 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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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

2.0

Sep 24, 2009

For IT person- stay away

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Environment is very supportive if you try to balance work and family - you can work from home occasionally, you can take vacation when it works for you and comparing to software companies you will not be over-worked

Cons

Management simply has no clue what they are doing. They are changing direction every few months. Tools and techniques used to manage work are simply antique. If you want to grow professionally and maintain certain level of knowledge - stay away.

3.0

Jul 4, 2009

Not enough challenges and opportunities to learn the business

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Mature processes, contributions to the community, reasonable compensation

Cons

Not enough opportunities to learn the business, little professional satisfaction. Manager takes little interest in your career and is very inflexible.

4.0

Apr 2, 2009

Collaborative work environment

systems analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Besides senior management, it is generally a collaborative work environment dedicated towards getting the job done. The people you work with will have your back and you'll meet lots of nice people whose goal is simply excellent customer service.

Cons

Prioritization of the projects and employee engagement are recognized as issues. Any gains in engagement they may have made have largely been wiped out by the global layoffs and outsourcing. Senior management seems out of touch with how the company has performed well in the past. The goals and mission statement of the company are ill-defined and largely come down to "we've got your back"... not really differentiated from other financial instiutions in my opinion.

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