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 527 reviews)); "Benefits is good tho great" ((in 424 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 291 reviews)); "Flexible work schedule and work from home options" ((in 147 reviews)); "pay is good they are good to their emplyees" ((in 133 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 158 reviews)); "You may have a good manager which helps, but some department managers are awful." ((in 74 reviews)); "Growth opportunities are limited." ((in 34 reviews)); "Office politics is brutal." ((in 24 reviews)); "Upper management is aware, but unwilling to step up and do anything about it." ((in 21 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 are the top reviewed Sun Life locations?

Wellesley , Boston , Wellesley Hills , Kansas City , Windsor , New York , Portland , Hartford , Scarborough , Portsmouth , Baltimore , Milwaukee , Dallas , Minneapolis , Seattle , Portland , Jacksonville , Chicago , Casa Grande , Phoenix , Houston , Chattanooga , Cleveland , San Francisco , Denver , Bend , Miami , Newton , Atlanta , Edina

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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

72% 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

Feb 4, 2022

Salary

Billing technical support

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of knowledge required. I love what I do.

Cons

No communication among teams. Not competitive salary for the knowledge required.

1.0

Jan 30, 2022

Bad management

Qa analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Everything looks so planned to employee growth but real time no good for employees Too much of publicity on growth of company to employees and many meetings to show off which is not truth always

Cons

Lots of talks at high level management meetings and no transparency to employees No growth to employee and bad management decisions No good salaries and employee discriminations Layoffs when management decides without any notice or clue to employees

1.0

Jul 23, 2021

Sub Par

Case manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

No pros on this company

Cons

Denied me of multiple requests for vacation time, refused to roll over unused vacation time, did not supply coverage for time out of the office.

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