Does Best Buy pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Best Buy employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Best Buy. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Best Buy?

59% of Best Buy employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Best Buy 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Best Buy?

Sales Associate (4865) , Customer Service Representative (1100) , Sales Advisor (1050) , Sales Consultant (1014) , Geek Squad, Consultation Agent (871) , Customer Service Specialist (571) , Product Flow Specialist (567) , Best Buy Mobile Sales Associate (562) , Inventory Specialist (542) , Retail Sales Associate (521) , Best Buy Sales Associate (415) , Sales (402) , Geek Squad, Agent (CIA) (363) , Cashier (352) , Computer Sales Associate (330)

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

"Pay was good at $15 an hour and the hours at the time of this was nice." ((in 2551 reviews)); "the people you meet are great and if you want to move up in the company is great" ((in 2417 reviews)); "The benefits are great and the tasks are not extremely difficult" ((in 1982 reviews)); "The coworkers are great and know how to make a bad day turn out better." ((in 1479 reviews)); "I was in school at the time so flexible hours were a must and they were understanding" ((in 1082 reviews))

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

"Poor management and mistreatment of staff caused a storewide exodus of more than 20 employees." ((in 2818 reviews)); "really bad managers with hr violations against them that best buy corporate would not handle." ((in 1264 reviews)); "No commission and non individual bonus system in place to leave associates making only hourly rate." ((in 773 reviews)); "Too much favoritism and leaders don't lead." ((in 561 reviews)); "no work life balance its a all hands on deck environment right now got to save the company" ((in 507 reviews))

What are employees saying about Best Buy layoffs in 2026?

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

Best Buy reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(41,879 total reviews)

Corie Barry

35% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

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Best Buy has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 41,879 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Best Buy 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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42K reviews

1.0

Sep 12, 2009

Geeksquad

Computer technician

Recommend

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Pros

Discounts on products is definitely a nice benefit and the environment was fun. The holiday season albeit crazy was fun and it was satisfying helping people out.

Cons

There wasnt much potential to grow. Training was pretty non existent and turnover was high. I felt we were not fairly paid for the hard worrk and dedication.

4.0

Sep 11, 2009

Challenging, Moderately Rewarding, and a Bit of Secretive Politics

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Leadership was always pushing us to outperform our previous team's and year's results. I always felt like I had the latest technology information at my fingertips. I'm not sure if this was a company wide occurrence or just related to the passion that our particular team had for technology. I felt like the majority of the leadership team cared about me beyond the four walls of our big box store. They were understanding in unusual personal situations and worked with me to arrange accommodations for time off in those situations. Pay was reasonable and the benefits package was above average.

Cons

I always felt like there was something happening that I didn't know about. Promotions were kept secret until weeks after the official decision was made. Often times, departments would have leadership in place yet have no clue who the leader was or why they were chosen. It also didn't feel like issues discussed with leadership received much respect. Even when these discussions were specifically requested to be private and confidential, it always came about that several other people somehow were aware of the situation.

5.0

Sep 11, 2009

You demonstrate some great brands of home theater equipment all day long and put it in somebodies home.

Magnolia home theater pro

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

I love the businesses core philosophies, and the ability the company has to thrive in a highly competitive atmosphere. Working as a team to achieve those goals is cake in an environment like this one.

Cons

With a large sales floor its impossible to recognize everyone with promotions to positions that don't exist. Short term goals and rewards only work for the young... and Best Buy stays young. Promotions don't exist at Best Buy. You just apply for new positions.

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Challenging, Moderately Rewarding, and a Bit of Secretive Politics

You demonstrate some great brands of home theater equipment all day long and put it in somebodies home.

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