Does CheckSmart pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, CheckSmart employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at CheckSmart. This rating has decreased by 10% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at CheckSmart?

51% of CheckSmart employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated CheckSmart 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CheckSmart?

Store Manager (29) , Customer Service Representative (25) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (15) , Manager (15) , Assistant Manager (5) , Teller (5) , District Manager (3) , Bank Teller (2) , Branch Manager (2) , Director (2) , Management (2)

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

"decent benefits" ((in 8 reviews)); "Understanding management" ((in 6 reviews)); "Flexible schedule, promote from within" ((in 5 reviews)); "Customers are great and a lot of co workers are amazing." ((in 5 reviews)); "Nice people and co workers" ((in 3 reviews))

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

"low pay is very stressful, micromanaging" ((in 17 reviews)); "Horrible upper management!" ((in 13 reviews)); "No life/ long hours/" ((in 5 reviews)); "As far as I have seen the managers just take their own tasks and push it off on everyone else." ((in 4 reviews))

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CheckSmart Reviews

3.2

51% would recommend to a friend

(172 total reviews)

William "Ted" Saunders

58% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity and inclusion

3.2

Career opportunities

3.0

Work/Life balance

3.0

Senior management

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Culture and values

CheckSmart has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 172 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CheckSmart 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

172 reviews

5.0

15 Aug 2025

Great opportunities

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The company had great leaders that encouraged personal and professional growth.

Cons

Short staffed was always a concern

1.0

23 Apr 2025

Don't expect pay based on experience or work life balance

Customer advocate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Some of the customers are great and is what has kept me there.

Cons

Schedules are very sporadic. Can close one day and open the next. Not for a family oriented person.

3.0

29 May 2024

Mehhhhh

Customer service representative (csr)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great stepping stone for bank experience

Cons

Not allowed to sit up at the window while working. Working 1-2 hours after store is closed to the public, pay was lower than it should’ve been.

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