Does Target pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Target employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Target. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Target?

57% of Target employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Target 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Target?

Cashier (6568) , Sales Associate (3579) , Sales Floor Team Member (2263) , Sales Associate/Cashier (2092) , Guest Advocate (1936) , Team Leader (1379) , Style Consultant (1360) , Executive Team Leader (1344) , Barista (1320) , General Merchandise Expert (1225) , Fulfillment Associate (1029) , Fulfillment Expert (941) , Team Member (876) , Retail Sales Associate (832) , Warehouse Worker (748)

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

"Good pay but not worth the time and energy you must put in to get the job done" ((in 9305 reviews)); "The people are great and genuinely want to see you grow and suceed in your career at Target." ((in 4697 reviews)); "Benefits are good; you can elect benefits for self and family if you average 32 hours per week; part" ((in 3894 reviews)); "I stayed because coworkers were lovely and they were great about working around my classes." ((in 3765 reviews)); "Flexible hours and you will get lots of hours every now and than because they don’t hire anyone new" ((in 3341 reviews))

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

"You also have to deal with people who don't pull their own weight and poor management." ((in 6769 reviews)); "Target went through a string of bad managers while I worked there but those two were the worst." ((in 2097 reviews)); "Also plan on working constantly because everything is a priority and there's no work life balance." ((in 2002 reviews)); "Marketing not a respected or invested in department with no training or development and limited to no advancement" ((in 933 reviews)); "So much favoritism happening around the managers and they screw up the careers of employees for their benefits." ((in 829 reviews))

What are employees saying about Target layoffs in 2026?

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

Target reviews

3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(94,200 total reviews)

Michael Fiddelke

48% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

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Target has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 94,200 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Target employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Einzel- & Großhandel industry (3.5 stars).

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94K reviews

5.0

Aug 21, 2008

A fun and challenging place to work.

Infrastructure project lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The culture. Management really makes an effort to make it fun and to maintain work/life balance. The company is also very socially conscious. Before budgets got tight due to the lousy economy, we'd do really fun things like have spontaneous ice cream breaks or the entire VP group would go to a theater to watch a movie with free drinks and snacks.

Cons

It's retail, so the benefits aren't as good as they would be at IT companies. You only get 3 weeks vacation.

3.0

Aug 21, 2008

Great place to get entry level management experience, Horrible work life balance!

Etl

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Management experience, Training, great environment, potential to promote quickly

Cons

Work life balance, recognition, taking advantage of salaried employees, ( be prepared for parole cuts and having to work with your days off and "promised comp days"

3.0

Aug 20, 2008

No opinion

Softlines team member

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Target management is really good about taking care of their employees during holidays and celebrations; however, they are on a slippery slope of doing otherwise.

Cons

underpaid for the amount of work and stress their team members go threw. Senior Management should never talk down to team members, stop showing favorites for the dayside team versus the closing team, reward employees for doing well (not just with great team cards), try to stay fully staffed, dont hire people for full time work if all HR will give is part time.

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Jobs at Target

Team Member Trainer - Regional Distribution Center - Tifton, GA

Team Member Trainer - Regional Distribution Center - Tifton, GA

On-Demand: Guest Advocate (Cashier), General Merchandise, Fulfillment, Food and Beverage, Style (T0734)

On-Demand: Guest Advocate (Cashier), General Merchandise, Fulfillment, Food and Beverage, Style (T2962)

Guest Advocate (Cashier or Front of Store Attendant/Cart Attendant) (T0734)

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A fun and challenging place to work.

Great place to get entry level management experience, Horrible work life balance!

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