Does Walmart pay their employees well?

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

How satisfied are employees working at Walmart?

55% of Walmart employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Walmart 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Walmart?

Cashier (13630) , Sales Associate (7752) , Overnight Stocker (4400) , Sales Associate/Cashier (3825) , Stocker (3196) , Associate (2874) , Assistant Manager (2046) , Department Manager (1955) , Front End Cashier (1881) , Customer Service Representative (1736) , Personal Shopper (1673) , Personal Shopper/OGP (1405) , Team Lead (1238) , Manager (1178) , Pharmacy Technician (1177)

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

"EASY WORK! It’s very simple to learn and be very good at Pay WAS good for what the job is" ((in 12812 reviews)); "Good benefits once you have been there long enough to be eligible and the profit sharing is also good" ((in 7022 reviews)); "Great people and potential to win in a highly competitive market; many interesting problems to solve." ((in 5584 reviews)); "flexible hours gives you time to go to doctor and other places you might need to go" ((in 3705 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and the job is really easy when you get the hang of it." ((in 3657 reviews))

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

"Poor management: some of the managers were rude and did not care about their workers." ((in 12048 reviews)); "No work life balance expected to talk to customers even though the job will say you will do chats and emails" ((in 1927 reviews)); "Management is just trash too much favoritism and the hr doesn’t do nothing when you complain." ((in 1409 reviews)); "They were promoted from within with no training or direction on how to manage staff." ((in 1221 reviews)); "Poor upper management and impersonal" ((in 1206 reviews))

What are employees saying about Walmart layoffs in 2026?

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

Walmart reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(142,293 total reviews)

John Furner

58% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

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Walmart has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 142,293 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Walmart 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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142K reviews

3.0

Oct 14, 2008

The times they are a changin......

Assistant manager

Recommend

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Pros

Stable work- always going to be around, there are always promotions available if you are willing to travel across the country for them; vacations accrue quickly; benefits not as bad as advertised-actually affordable if you pick the policy best tailored for your needs. Also, many long-term associates actually care about their store and are willing to work hard to be the best they can be.

Cons

You are expected to basically live your life for the company when you are salaried- work/life balance suffers because of this. Also, everyday at Wal-Mart we have what I call the "sky is falling syndrome"- no matter what you do or how much you accomplish, you will NEVER be ahead and will be reminded of this frequently from Store Manager/ Market Manager/ Market Team. It is also a constant struggle to staff the store with increasingly stringent payroll and huge turnover problems- not uncommon to have 6-8 people on the entire salesfloor on a given evening- customer service suffers as a result

3.0

Oct 14, 2008

Workers are just tired of some of the middle management.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

I have no complains against Wal-mart itself. It is a job and I get a paycheck every two weeks. Some people don't even have a job, so I conceder myself very lucky that I have a job.The first 5 years I was very lucky had good raises and merit raises for doing a good job, than wal-mart polocies started changing. I am just glad I have a job.

Cons

Job advancements unfairness, favoritism between management and hourly workers, no communiction between management, ass kissing gets you advanced faster than hard work. management don't really know who the real good workers are in their shifts.

3.0

Oct 12, 2008

Good for part time

Pharmacy technician

Recommend

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Pros

Wal-Mart paid a reasonable wage for a part time basically unskilled job. I was attending school while I was working there and they were quite accomodating of my schedule and giving me a balance between work and school.

Cons

Any customer who sees you will ask you questions regardless of which department you work in. This is because the employees in many departments spend very little time there. Also, management attempts to build enthusiasm and excitement for working there but this comes across as brainwashing. There are very few opportunities for advancement and training was fairly deficient.

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