Does Sterling Financial (WA) pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sterling Financial (WA) employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sterling Financial (WA). This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Sterling Financial (WA)?

61% of Sterling Financial (WA) employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Sterling Financial (WA) 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Sterling Financial (WA)?

Assistant Branch Manager (2) , Customer Service Representative (2) , Loan Officer (2) , Underwriter (2)

What are the pros of working at Sterling Financial (WA) according to real employee reviews?

"Decent salaries, bonus and benefits." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Sterling Financial (WA) redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Sterling Financial (WA) redundancy and their outlook for job security at Sterling Financial (WA) in 2026.

Sterling Financial (WA) Reviews

3.3

61% would recommend to a friend

(27 total reviews)

Leslie S. (Les) Biller

100% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Sterling Financial (WA) has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 27 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sterling Financial (WA) 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

27 reviews

1.0

19 Jan 2012

Waste of Time

Customer service representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great hours and I loved the culture of the bank when I first started. Small-town friendly bank where everyone knows your name.

Cons

There were so many changes for the worse. No longer the small-town friendly bank, sales is all that matters, it doesn't matter how good you are with customers. Absolutely no room to move up unless you "know" someone or have worked for the company 10+ years. Some of the management and employees settled into their positions and did nothing to improve the company. If you want a position where you are challenged, opportunity to learn new things, move up within the company, this is not the place.

1.0

5 Oct 2010

Pathetic credit environment at Sterling. Awful middle management, with limited experience.

Lender

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Nice culture initially. That is what attracted me. Positive employee work unit relationships except for team management.

Cons

However, found middle management people are prior savings and loan cling-ons with no people and process management experience. Bank's tailspin economic performance only made things worse. Unethical employee treatment to downsize.

3.0

14 Oct 2012

Typical lender workplace

Appraisal coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Well-intended management, and solid benefits package

Cons

Limited training and development opportunities

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