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Western Union main competitors are PayPal, Xoom, and American Express.

Competitor Summary. See how Western Union compares to its main competitors:

  • Wells Fargo has the most employees (268,531).
  • Employees at PayPal earn more than most of the competitors, with an average yearly salary of $128,079.
  • The oldest company is Citi, founded in 1812.
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Western Union vs competitors

CompanyFounding dateZippia scoreHeadquarters# of LocationsRevenueEmployees
1851
4.5
Denver, CO7$4.2B12,000
1980
4.7
Dallas, TX3$714.5M2,269
1852
4.6
San Francisco, CA22$2.4B268,531
2001
4.6
San Francisco, CA1$159.1M200
1998
4.8
San Jose, CA12$31.8B26,500
1850
4.8
New York, NY15$36.1B63,700
1812
4.6
New York, NY19$74.3B210,000
1994
4.7
McLean, VA16$26.0B51,985
2004
4.4
Richmond, VA2$8.4B3,000
1991
4.8
New York, NY9$33.1M6,000
1852
4.4
Pittsburgh, PA13$475.7M62,418
1875
4.8
Newark, NJ5$57.0B41,671
2000
4.8
New York, NY30$2.4B255,351
1919
4.9
Detroit, MI12$6.4B8,700

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Western Union salaries vs competitors

Among Western Union competitors, employees at PayPal earn the most with an average yearly salary of $128,079.

Compare Western Union salaries vs competitors

CompanyAverage salaryHourly salarySalary score
Western Union
$72,878$35.04-
MoneyGram International
$74,082$35.62-
Wells Fargo
$41,599$20.00-
Xoom
$106,849$51.37-
PayPal
$128,079$61.58-
American Express
$86,421$41.55-

Compare Western Union job title salaries vs competitors

CompanyHighest salaryHourly salary
Western Union
$57,103$27.45
PayPal
$125,530$60.35
Xoom
$112,676$54.17
Citi
$102,267$49.17
MoneyGram International
$87,602$42.12
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
$83,332$40.06
Wells Fargo
$79,700$38.32
American Express
$79,125$38.04
Capital One
$76,376$36.72
The PNC Financial Services Group
$76,344$36.70
Genworth
$71,004$34.14
Voya Financial
$55,509$26.69
Ally Financial
$53,601$25.77
Prudential Financial
$50,778$24.41

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Western Union demographics vs competitors

Compare gender at Western Union vs competitors

Job titleMaleFemale
Capital One46%54%
Genworth47%53%
American Express48%52%
Ally Financial50%50%
Citi50%50%
Western Union51%49%

Compare race at Western Union vs competitors

CompanyWhiteHispanic or LatinoBlack or African AmericanAsianUnknownDiversity score
54%18%9%13%5%
9.9
60%12%12%12%4%
9.9
57%15%10%13%4%
9.9
53%15%14%13%5%
9.8
52%18%11%15%4%
10.0
59%12%13%12%4%
9.9

Western Union revenue vs competitors

Western Union revenue is $4.2B. Among it's competitors, the company with the highest revenue is Citi, $74.3B . The company with the lowest revenue is Voya Financial, $33.1M.

Western Union and similar companies CEOs

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Jeffrey J. Brown
Ally Financial

Jeffrey Brown (JB) was named chief executive officer of Ally Financial in February 2015 and also serves on its board of directors. He oversees all strategy and operations related to the company’s leading automotive financial services and direct banking franchises. Brown has deep financial services experience, having previously served in a variety of key leadership roles at Ally. Most recently, Brown was president and chief executive officer of Ally’s Dealer Financial Services business where he oversaw the company’s automotive finance, insurance and auto servicing operations. Brown joined Ally in March 2009 as corporate treasurer and, in 2011, was named executive vice president of finance and corporate planning, where he oversaw the company’s finance, treasury and corporate strategy initiatives. Prior to joining Ally, Brown was the corporate treasurer for Bank of America, where he had responsibility for the core treasury functions, including funding and managing interest rate risk. Brown spent 10 years at Bank of America, beginning his career in finance and later joining the balance sheet management division. During his tenure at Bank of America, he also served as the bank’s deputy treasurer and oversaw balance sheet management and the company’s corporate funding division. Brown received a bachelor’s degree in economics from Clemson University and an executive master’s degree in business from Queens University in Charlotte. He serves on the Trevillian Cabinet of the College of Business and Behavioral Sciences at Clemson University and serves on the Board of Trustees for Queens University in Charlotte.

Stephen J. Squeri
American Express

Chairman and CEO of American Express. Proud to lead an extraordinary group of colleagues who back our customers and communities every day.

Richard D. Fairbank
Capital One

Richard Dana Fairbank (born September 18, 1950) is an American billionaire businessman who founded Capital One with Nigel Morris in 1988. He previously served on the board of directors of MasterCard International from 2004 through 2006. He is a member of the Stanford Business School advisory council, the Financial Services Roundtable, and the board of directors of the BITS Technology Forum.

Jane Nind Fraser
Citi

Thomas J. McInerney
Genworth

Thomas J. McInerney has been their President and Chief Executive Officer and a director since January 2013. Before joining their company, Mr. McInerney had served as a Senior Advisor to the Boston Consulting Group from June 2011 to December 2012, providing consulting and advisory services to leading insurance and financial services companies in the United States and Canada. From October 2009 to December 2010, Mr. McInerney was a member of ING Groep’s Management Board for Insurance, where he was the Chief Operating Officer of ING’s insurance and investment management business worldwide. Prior to that, he served in a variety of senior roles with ING Groep NV after serving in many leadership positions with Aetna, where he began his career as an insurance underwriter in June 1978. Mr. McInerney is a member of the Board of the American Council of Life Insurers, and the Financial Services Roundtable. Mr. McInerney received a B.A. in Economics from Colgate University and an M.B.A. from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.

James Dimon (born March 13, 1956) is an American billionaire businessman. Since 2005 he has been the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of JPMorgan Chase, the largest of the big four American banks. Dimon was previously on the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Dimon was included in Time magazine's 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2011 lists of the world's 100 most influential people. Dimon's net worth is estimated at $1.8 billion.

W. Alexander Holmes
MoneyGram International

Daniel H. Schulman
PayPal

Daniel H. Schulman (born January 19, 1958) is an American business executive. He is president and CEO of PayPal, formerly serving as group president of enterprise growth at American Express. Schulman was responsible for American Express' global strategy to expand alternative mobile and online payment services, form new partnerships, and build revenue streams beyond the traditional card and travel businesses. Earlier, he served as president of Sprint's prepaid group and the founding CEO of Virgin Mobile.

Charlie F. Lowrey
Prudential Financial

William Stanton Demchak
The PNC Financial Services Group

Mr. Demchak is the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of PNC. He joined the company in 2002. Mr. Demchak earned his undergraduate degree at Allegheny College and a master's degree in business administration at the University of Michigan.

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