Does Dollar General pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Dollar General employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Dollar General. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Dollar General?

29% of Dollar General employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Dollar General 2.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.4 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Dollar General?

Store Manager (2038) , Sales Associate (1619) , Assistant Manager (1150) , Cashier (743) , Sales Associate/Cashier (723) , Lead Sales Associate (510) , Key Holder (464) , Lead Sales Associate/Key Holder (386) , Assistant Store Manager (380) , District Manager (330) , Manager (324) , ASM- Assistant Store Manager (226) , Retail Sales Associate (168) , Retail Store Manager (168) , Cashier/Sales Associate (164)

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

"The people I work with are great and we have some really great customers as well." ((in 602 reviews)); "Great coworkers and the hours used to not be a problem until we were told to cut back." ((in 436 reviews)); "And has good benefits" ((in 377 reviews)); "Great employees and i love the atmosphere and all of my customers that i come into contact with every day" ((in 181 reviews)); "Flexible work hours and scheduling." ((in 166 reviews))

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

"A lot of work for low pay and SOME people were really hard to work with." ((in 1566 reviews)); "Poor management( was ridiculed for not collecting enough donations and was done so in front of others)" ((in 746 reviews)); "Managers have to work over 60 hours a week just to stay afloat because of budgets" ((in 618 reviews)); "The hours are long and sometimes you don’t always have the same amount of days off" ((in 553 reviews)); "Oh and if you have kids you cant be a parent anymore because there is no work life balance." ((in 453 reviews))

What are employees saying about Dollar General layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Dollar General layoffs and their outlook for job security at Dollar General in 2026.

Dollar General reviews

2.6

29% would recommend to a friend

(15,910 total reviews)

Todd Vasos

31% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

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Dollar General has an employee rating of 2.6 out of 5 stars, based on 15,910 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Dollar General employee rating is 26% below average for employers within the Einzel- & Großhandel industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

16K reviews

5.0

Apr 9, 2012

It was great,if I hadn't gotten ill I would still be working there.Loved it!

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

My manager was the best!! I have grade school children,which means alot of school stuff,I was always able to go. When my eldest daughter passed away in 2010 I was able to take my time in going back to work,everyone was very supportive of me.

Cons

Complaints from customers about moving merchandise threw out the store.Other employees calling in and not getting in trouble when we knew they were fine. Basket coaching, and the company thinking everyone that works there is a thief when in fact the people I worked with were very honest and hard workers.

5.0

Mar 15, 2011

Working at Dollar General has been a very rewarding experience for me at many different levels.

Assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Commitment and team work. I have never seen this any place else I have work! Not at this level anyway.

Cons

Labor hours are pretty tight. I wish we could get a few more every week. I think a few more hours would help us give our customers a better shopping experience.

4.0

May 1, 2024

The good outweighs the bad

Store manager

Recommend

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Good pay/benefits, internal promotes are possible for everyone, donations to local food pantries, tuition asst and grants avail, other perks/discounts, asst for staff in need of various types of assistance.

Cons

The DC's are consistently disorganized,varifying you work daily w/pics from your own phone, if you don't have the right team and those members doing the right jobs that fit the needs of the buisness it makes it hard and you've gotta be there a lot more, can be more than the required 48 hrs a wk, a lot is expected from store managers(team members too, but especially the SM) and the workload is atrocious at times, the benefits are expensive, finding a work-life balance is incredibly difficult, if you are not driven to succeed and don't want to work more than 48 hours a week this is not the job for you.

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It was great,if I hadn't gotten ill I would still be working there.Loved it!

Working at Dollar General has been a very rewarding experience for me at many different levels.

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