Does First Merchants pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, First Merchants employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at First Merchants. This rating has improved by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at First Merchants?

60% of First Merchants employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated First Merchants 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at First Merchants?

Customer Service Representative (19) , Service Associate (10) , Credit Analyst (8) , Personal Banker (7) , Manager (6) , Bank Teller (5) , Assistant Manager (4) , Branch Manager (4) , Client Relationship Representative (4) , Customer Relations Representative (4) , Customer Service Associate (4) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (4) , Teller (4) , Banking Center Manager (3) , Client Relationship Representative (CRR) (3)

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

"The company has good benefits and 401" ((in 15 reviews)); "Great culture where the leaders truly care about their staff and communities." ((in 11 reviews)); "You got the holidays off and paid" ((in 7 reviews)); "They have a great training and onboarding process" ((in 5 reviews)); "Friendly work environment." ((in 5 reviews))

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

"Management is completely disconnected from the retail staff." ((in 10 reviews)); "In the 6 years I was there I went through 5 managers." ((in 7 reviews)); "Upper management at the Noblesville's branch was awful." ((in 6 reviews)); "Long hours because they cannot maintain staffing." ((in 5 reviews)); "Annual raises were only 1%, and it is almost impossible to get a bigger raise unless you get a promotion." ((in 5 reviews))

What are the top reviewed First Merchants locations?

Indianapolis , Daleville , Fort Wayne , Muncie , Lafayette , Munster , Carmel , Anderson , Columbus , Farmington Hills , Monroe , Fishers , Noblesville , Detroit , Lambertville , Chicago , Muncie , Ann Arbor , Farmington , Novi , Temperance , Rochester , Monticello , Winchester , Pendleton , Dyer , Highland , Shelbyville , Knightstown , Oxford

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First Merchants reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(228 total reviews)

Mark K. Hardwick

71% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.3

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

3.0

Compensation and benefits

First Merchants has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 228 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The First Merchants employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

228 reviews

4.0

Feb 2, 2022

Great place to work!

Senior credit analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1.) Care about internal development. 2.) Co-workers are mostly awesome and kind people. 3.) In my opinion, the work was typically interesting.

Cons

Expectations are high and for some that might be an issue. Their pay scale and benefits could be improved.

First Merchants Response

Thank you for sharing what you enjoy about working at FMB! Although you listed it under “Cons”, we feel that high expectations are a “Pro” and would add that our team does a great job of meeting them!

5.0

Jan 31, 2022

Good company

Branch manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

pay, culture, CEO, work from home flexibility

Cons

benefits, culture changes very slowly

First Merchants Response

We appreciate you sharing all these great “Pros” and 100% agree! Thank you for being a valuable member of the FMB team!

5.0

Jan 28, 2022

Great place to work

Senior client relationship representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Management, home/life balance, sick time

Cons

Technology needs updating, app never works.

First Merchants Response

Thank you for your feedback and the time that you spent as part of the FMB team. We agree that the management teams and benefits are “Pros” and great reasons to work with us!

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