Does ALDI pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, ALDI employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at ALDI. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at ALDI?

54% of ALDI employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated ALDI 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at ALDI?

Store Assistant (1749) , Store Associate (776) , Store Manager (724) , Cashier (635) , Associate (619) , Shift Manager (475) , Assistant Manager (473) , District Manager (443) , Sales Associate (430) , Deputy Manager (330) , Sales Associate/Cashier (328) , Assistant Store Manager (242) , Warehouse Associate (242) , Manager (230) , Sales Assistant (214)

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

"You have good pay which is decent and also get to interact and learn how ti use some equipment" ((in 3316 reviews)); "The benefits are great and ALDI is honestly a hard company to actually get offered a job at." ((in 1153 reviews)); "The people I worked with were really great and made the environment much better to work in." ((in 422 reviews)); "Salary was good but not worth it" ((in 393 reviews)); "great team and always busy" ((in 266 reviews))

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

"treated quite poorly by Managers and made to work long hours sometimes up to 12 hours" ((in 789 reviews)); "No work life balance Very physical No permanent day off Need to be available 7 day as week" ((in 780 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of care by employees on running things efficiently" ((in 718 reviews)); "District managers have extremely high turnover so you wind up having multiple district managers all the time." ((in 400 reviews)); "District Managers are hired from outside the company with little to no experience as opposed to being promoted from within the stores." ((in 180 reviews))

What are employees saying about ALDI layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed ALDI locations?

Salzburg , Wien , Linz , Eberstalzell

ALDI reviews

3.4

54% would recommend to a friend

(14,674 total reviews)

Atty McGrath

50% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

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ALDI has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 14,674 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ALDI employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Einzel- & Großhandel industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

15K reviews

3.0

Sep 18, 2015

If I could do it over, I'd probably take a different job.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay is outstanding and the high expectations/standards set by the company lead you to achieve more than you may have otherwise. There is potential for quick career growth within the company.

Cons

50+ hours/week, often required to enforce policies or procedures that may not work best for your stores/store managers, hard to give suggestions to upper management,

3.0

Sep 18, 2015

Manager Trainee

Manager trainee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay, Overtime Available but at what cost.

Cons

Unrealistic Goals for speed & efficiency standards, poor scheduling practices. Impossible to make decision w/o being micro managed by District Managers

5.0

Sep 17, 2015

It's a lot of work, but totally worth it and the people are all so great!

District manager trainee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working with other hardworking young people is extremely motivating- and creates a very tight knit team environment.

Cons

It is truly a lot of work- 12-15 hour work days.

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