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 (2039) , 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 613 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 375 reviews)); "Great employees and i love the atmosphere and all of my customers that i come into contact with every day" ((in 183 reviews)); "Flexible Schedule and an okay pay check" ((in 164 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 1570 reviews)); "Poor management( was ridiculed for not collecting enough donations and was done so in front of others)" ((in 745 reviews)); "Managers have to work over 60 hours a week just to stay afloat because of budgets" ((in 624 reviews)); "The hours are long and sometimes you don’t always have the same amount of days off" ((in 552 reviews)); "Oh and if you have kids you cant be a parent anymore because there is no work life balance." ((in 448 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.

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Dollar General reviews

2.6

29% would recommend to a friend

(15,911 total reviews)

Todd Vasos

31% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.0

Diversity & inclusion

2.7

Career opportunities

2.4

Culture & values

2.3

Work/Life balance

2.3

Senior management

2.3

Compensation and benefits

Dollar General has an employee rating of 2.6 out of 5 stars, based on 15,911 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).

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Reviews by job title

16K reviews

1.0

Jun 23, 2020

Criminal treatment of employees

District manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None - this is literally the worst place to work ever!

Cons

Everything....racism, homophobia, HR calls unanswered, labor laws ignored, OSHA violations everywhere, horrible training, overcharging customers every day, deceptive advertising....need I continue...they will hire anyone because no one wants to work there as you can see by their rating....when they actually hire good experienced people they drive them out when they ask questions about the company's illegal practices. It is an unbelievable place even when you've seen bad elsewhere, you've never seen bad like this!

1.0

May 25, 2020

Horrible executives from RDs to CEO.

District manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Retail boot camp. Good experience for all jobs related to retail. You will do well here if you start off by realizing you don't mean anything to the company. Stick to the basics and you can have a good enough JOB. This is not a career unless you have friends in executive positions beyond the RD level.

Cons

Employees mean nothing. The company admittedly prefers the high turnover having one executive state " nothing sweeps better than a new broom". Salary means working 6 days and on call 7 days from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. Do not expect to have a work-life balance. This is greed at the highest level.

1.0

May 5, 2020

District Manager

District manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company vehicle, pay is good, bonus potential

Cons

Intense micro-managing of DMs, everything is a 911, 7 day work week, on 24/7, not even able to take a vacation. Disrespectful RDs, lack of integrity in senior leadership. Lack of follow through. During Covid, everything has been a PR ad. No protection was provided to the DMs, they were asked to do MORE, working upwards of 90+ hours weekly. No consideration for store teams. Compassion from senior leaders doesn't exist. They have no concern for anything except the $$$. And if you don't agree with everything you are told, you put a target on your back, Retaliation and hostile work environment is alive and well in this company . It's dissapointing they can't even follow their own motto of serving others.

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