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?

55% 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 (1737) , Store Associate (773) , Store Manager (721) , Cashier (634) , Associate (617) , Shift Manager (475) , Assistant Manager (470) , District Manager (438) , Sales Associate (428) , Sales Associate/Cashier (328) , Deputy Manager (327) , Assistant Store Manager (240) , Warehouse Associate (239) , Manager (229) , 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 3243 reviews)); "The benefits are good if you are willing to work your behind off for them." ((in 1171 reviews)); "The people I worked with were really great and made the environment much better to work in." ((in 429 reviews)); "Salary was good but not worth it" ((in 397 reviews)); "Aside from the ability to make pretty good money and the people in the stores there are no pros." ((in 257 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 786 reviews)); "No work life balance Very physical No permanent day off Need to be available 7 day as week" ((in 776 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of care by employees on running things efficiently" ((in 710 reviews)); "District managers have extremely high turnover so you wind up having multiple district managers all the time." ((in 405 reviews)); "Most district managers are fresh out of college and barely make it through their store runs and expected to lead tenured managers." ((in 178 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.

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3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(14,597 total reviews)

Atty McGrath

52% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Culture & values

3.1

Career opportunities

3.0

Work/Life balance

3.0

Senior management

ALDI has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 14,597 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).

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15K reviews

2.0

Sep 21, 2011

A lot of physical labor for someone with a college degree.

Dm in training

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The pay is great and you get a car. You also get great benefits. This is really the only reason people work at ALDI. For most people, it is not enough to make them stay.

Cons

Labor intensive. You do the same thing every day and all the time. You do not use your brain. The leadership is just terrible and very egotistical.

3.0

Sep 17, 2011

its always something.....!!!

Shift manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

the money and benefits are nice at first and the customer are the greatest. there is always work so never a dull moment

Cons

you spend your life around the store, sick days are a joke, with the amount of employees you have its you or no one!! they are always pushing you with no rewards for the cashiers or shift managers. we are the face of the store and when we make the customer happy the dm or manager gets rewarded!!

3.0

Sep 14, 2011

Great experience before you commit

Dm intern

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The DM internship was very structured and thorough. I saw all aspects of the DM job and learned a lot about how Aldi operates. DM's work independently and make a lot of decisions. Great flexibility as far as hours are concerned, but overall the hours are still very long. Great people at the store level who welcomed me with open arms. Solid business model from a customer's perspective but behind technologically. The intern pay is great and so is the DM pay, however, not enough for me to give up my life.

Cons

Very intense work environment and extreme sense of urgency. Very long hours, many are spent driving from one store to the next. I wouldn't recommend the real DM job to anyone who wants to spend time with his or her family. Some female DM's with kids have full time nannies to get it all done. Productivity is king which often hurts store employees who work extremely hard. People who don't want to "live" at Aldi are labeled as lazy. The atmosphere is very rigid and doesn't make sense at all. Many store employees are just working at Aldi for the money and benefits. Young DM's lack leadership skills. Very few DM's are over 40 due to the high burnout rate (I only saw 2).

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