Does Starling pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Starling employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Starling. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Starling?

53% of Starling employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Starling 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Starling?

Customer Service Representative (59) , Software Engineer (54) , Customer Service (46) , Fraud Investigator (24) , Customer Service Agent (22) , Onboarding Specialist (17) , Customer Service Team Member (16) , Onboarding Associate (13) , Due Diligence Officer (10) , Manager (10) , AML Investigator (9) , Analyst (8) , Onboarding Team Member (8) , Collections Agent (7) , Customer Service Team Lead (7)

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

"Great people and you'll never be stuck doing the same job day in day out." ((in 67 reviews)); "There is a great culture surrounding both hot and cold beverages (depending on the time of day)." ((in 44 reviews)); "Good pay and pay review" ((in 31 reviews)); "Fair with the working rota so you have a good work/life balance" ((in 30 reviews)); "Friendly colleagues who always try their best to help." ((in 28 reviews))

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

"life balance, poor management" ((in 35 reviews)); "No bonuses and no flexibility in work" ((in 17 reviews)); "I have never felt so uncomfortable going into a new role in my career and was left to my own devices with minimal training." ((in 15 reviews)); "There is no career progression if you are based in operations or in London" ((in 11 reviews)); "No pension" ((in 11 reviews))

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Starling Reviews

3.4

53% would recommend to a friend

(695 total reviews)

Raman Bhatia

40% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Starling has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 695 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Starling employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

695 reviews

4.0

5 Jul 2026

Great people with opportunities to tackle problems you are interested in

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The people are definitely the biggest pro; and they allow for you to change direction/teams if you are interested in changes

Cons

Potentially a little too restrictive due to nature of working at a Bank and compliance

4.0

1 Jul 2026

Great people and work-life balance, but pay could improve

Data analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

People and work life balance and independence

Cons

Salary / benefits could be better

4.0

30 Jun 2026

Exciting tech-led environment with autonomy

Engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Tech led ways of working, autonomy, good systems, relatively exciting

Cons

None yet- only started recently

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