Does Blackhawk Network pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Blackhawk Network employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Blackhawk Network. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Blackhawk Network?

56% of Blackhawk Network employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Blackhawk Network 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Blackhawk Network?

Software Engineer (70) , Account Manager (32) , Senior Software Engineer (26) , Merchandiser (23) , Customer Service Representative (15) , Director (15) , Product Manager (13) , Analyst (12) , Associate Software Engineer (12) , Manager (12) , Staff Software Engineer (10) , Retail Merchandiser (8) , Sales (8) , Senior Staff Software Engineer (8) , Business Development Manager (7)

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

"The people I work with directly are great" ((in 87 reviews)); "Good work life balance and learning" ((in 69 reviews)); "Great minds and culture here at BHN" ((in 42 reviews)); "The Benefits are great, many options to choose from and cost is comparible" ((in 40 reviews)); "Overall a great team and company to work with." ((in 29 reviews))

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

"The pay is low." ((in 42 reviews)); "The low salary and they do not habe good incentives" ((in 28 reviews)); "Managers have to fight to reward some hardworking talented few engineers but never goes through." ((in 25 reviews)); "poor leadership : Clearly there is no focus." ((in 23 reviews)); "No bonus or equity unless you are director and above." ((in 15 reviews))

What are employees saying about Blackhawk Network layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Blackhawk Network locations?

Pleasanton , Reno , Phoenix , Dallas , Lewisville , Coppell , Portland , San Francisco , Chicago , Los Angeles , Mesa , San Diego , Colorado Springs , Seattle , Pittsburgh , Saint Louis , New York , Addison , Cincinnati , Bakersfield , Livermore , San Jose , Philadelphia , Middletown , New Brunswick , Boise , Champaign , Crystal Lake , Woodridge , Herndon

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3.3

56% would recommend to a friend

(952 total reviews)

Talbott Roche

72% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Culture & values

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Senior management

3.0

Career opportunities

Blackhawk Network has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 952 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Blackhawk Network employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.6 stars).

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952 reviews

3.0

May 22, 2016

Good teams, out of touch execs

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Pros

The people are good, and they are willing to hire experience. Close to BART station and Ace has a bus that serves the area.

Cons

HR dept is young. They use national salaries to determine pay scales. A lot of long time employees are leaving, and there has been very little hiring, so there is a fair bit of brain drain.

2.0

Oct 22, 2015

Lots of politics, good immediate coworkers

Software engineer

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Pros

I work with some of the best coworkers I have ever met. They are smart, dedicated, nice, and a joy to work with! The management just above us stays off our backs and lets us work, and they push back on the upper management as best they can when things get too unreasonable, however....

Cons

Outside of our office, its a different story for the company: lots of backstabbing, political power grabs, and "not my problem" attitudes. The company works us hard (10 hour+ days is the norm), pay is low for the area, and things keep adding up on our plates because we are the all-star team that always gets thing done on time and under budget.

2.0

Jan 22, 2015

IT messy

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Ok pay. Co-workers were great, most of them.

Cons

Lack of management in IT. There's a CIO and a CTO and they're like two kids fighting and you're caught in the middle. When I first started it was a mess, long hours, lack of people, high stress, getting yelled at for what I don't know. Very political arena. Last manager didn't seem to care much about the team.

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