American Express Salaries

14 total salary submissions
Avg. Hours Worked (50%)

The average hours worked chart shows the distribution of average hours worked per week generated based on the Compensation data at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the adjusted average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the donut, you will see the % breakdown of each workload given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more data points, the confidence of a "true measure" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire dataset.

41.5
  • 10-20 Hrs
  • 20-30 Hrs
  • 30-40 Hrs
  • 40-50 Hrs
  • 50-60 Hrs
  • 60-70 Hrs
  • 70-80 Hrs
  • 80-90 Hrs
  • Over 90 Hrs
Relative Compensation (96%)

The Relative Compensation is a score from 1 star (very bad) to 5 stars (excellent) generated based on the Company Reviews of current and former employees at this company based on relative pay.

The number you see in the middle of the donut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the donut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few reviews). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire dataset.

3.5
  • 1 Star
  • 2 Stars
  • 3 Stars
  • 4 Stars
  • 5 Stars

Average American Express Salary

3.9
Total Median Pay
$111,750
Median Base Pay
$101,750
Median Bonus Pay
$10,000

How much does American Express pay?

Base range:
$86,000 - $129,000

For this salary and bonus range, Low is the 10th Percentile and High is the 90th Percentile. These ranges are from employer specific salaries submitted by WSO members.

Bonus range:
$8,000 - $20,000

American Express pays an average salary of $101,750 per year. This base compensation is the equivalent of $51 per hour assuming a 40 hour work week (2,000 hours per year). The actual average hours worked per week at American Express based on our data is actually 41 hours, which would bring down the true effective hourly rate to $52 on average. If you include the average bonus of $10,000, then the total average pay at American Express would be $111,750 per year or $57 per hour at the 41 hour work week.

There's a wide range between what the company pays the top 20 percent and the bottom 20 percent of earners. This is largely dependent on seniority and location. American Express pays the highest-paid employees over $135,000 a year, while the lowest-paid employees are paid less than $72,500. American Express employees in different groups or divisions tend to have different salaries as well.For example, employees in the Credit Risk sector earn an average yearly salary of $120,000.While employees in the Finance sector earn an average yearly salary of $69,600.

American Express Salaries

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Highest Paying Jobs at American Express

Year
Job Title
Group/Division
Location
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Manager
Year 2013
Job Title Manager
Group/Division Analytics
Location New York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
1st Year Associate
Year 2023
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Credit Risk
Location New York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Engineer
Year 2020
Job Title Engineer
Group/Division Information Technology (IT)
Location New York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
1st Year Associate
Year 2021
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Commercial Banking
Location Phoenix
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Manager
Year 2020
Job Title Manager
Group/Division Mergers and Acquisitions
Location New York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Manager
Year 2020
Job Title Manager
Group/Division Credit Risk
Location New York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
2nd Year Associate
Year 2019
Job Title 2nd Year Associate
Group/Division Generalist
Location New York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Manager
Year 2020
Job Title Manager
Group/Division Technology
Location New York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
1st Year Analyst
Year 2022
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Credit Risk
Location New York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Manager
Year 2019
Job Title Manager
Group/Division Other
Location New York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus

Average Pay by City for American Express

Below we use 14 salary submissions to order the is the total average compensation by city for American Express. Cost of living across the world varies a lot, so this data gives you a sense if there are significant adjustments for higher cost of living. Looking at the WSO data, the city with the highest average salary is New York, where employees earn an average salary of $111,750.

Salaries by Location at American Express

Rank
City
Total pay Range
Range of $/hr
New York
Rank 1
City New York
Total pay Range $73,500 - $135,000
Range of $/hr $37/hr - $68/hr

American Express Salaries by Department

Salaries at American Express depend on the group, division, department or function. Employees who work in the Credit Risk group tend to get paid the most at at American Express, earning an average yearly salary of $120,000. Employees in the Generalist receive relatively high salaries as well, where wages average $87,000 per year. A division that does not pay as well at American Express includes the Finance group, with employees earning $69,600 on average.

Rank
Department
Average Pay
Average Hourly Pay
Credit Risk
Rank 1
Department Credit Risk
Average Pay $120,000
Average Hourly Pay $60/hr
Generalist
Rank 2
Department Generalist
Average Pay $87,000
Average Hourly Pay $44/hr
Legal
Rank 3
Department Legal
Average Pay $86,500
Average Hourly Pay $43/hr
Finance
Rank 4
Department Finance
Average Pay $69,600
Average Hourly Pay $35/hr

Recently Added American Express Salaries

Year
Job Title
Group/Division
Location
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Intern
Year 2021
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Phoenix
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Intern
Year 2023
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Commercial Banking
Location Atlanta
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Intern
Year 2023
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location New York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Intern
Year 2023
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Credit Risk
Location Atlanta
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus
Other
Year 2023
Job Title Other
Group/Division Corporate Banking
Location New York
Pay Rate/Type
Bonus