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 (870) , 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 2554 reviews)); "the people you meet are great and if you want to move up in the company is great" ((in 2402 reviews)); "The benefits are great and the tasks are not extremely difficult" ((in 2027 reviews)); "The coworkers are great and know how to make a bad day turn out better." ((in 1463 reviews)); "I was in school at the time so flexible hours were a must and they were understanding" ((in 1112 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 2817 reviews)); "really bad managers with hr violations against them that best buy corporate would not handle." ((in 1260 reviews)); "You are judged on your sales number's so no commission doesn't feel good." ((in 760 reviews)); "Too much favoritism and leaders don't lead." ((in 569 reviews)); "no work life balance its a all hands on deck environment right now got to save the company" ((in 500 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

(41,876 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 41,876 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

4.0

Jun 16, 2009

Hard Work and long hours, but lots of room to grow.

Best buy computer specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Managers care about both the customer and the employees in a genuine way. There are plenty of opportunities to switch into different departments or even stores if you don't the part of Best Buy you get assigned to. Also, there are plenty of experts, particularly in the computer and geek squad departments, that can really help you learn and grow.

Cons

Since Circuit City has met its doom, Best Buy has become the last shrimp boat left in the lake. Therefore you can expect to work loooong hours and be asked to stay late often as the company begins to deal with the notion of now being the big fish in the small pond.

2.0

Jun 15, 2009

Good corporate design, embarassing district/store level support

Geek squad, agent (cia)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you can find your way into a territory or corporate level job, you'll find yourself exceptionally satasfied. If you work in a store, it's definitely a paycheck.

Cons

Management at the store and district level are unprepared and unwilling to make profitable business decisions and their performance results showed for it. The willingness to respect regular sales staff shows in the ebb and flow of the store. Every co-worker of mine felt like a "walking zombie" when at work because of the lack or morale.

3.0

Jun 15, 2009

2 years in Computers

Pcho specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

it is usually an upbeat and changing environment. the people you work with are all cool as opposed to alot of other stores.

Cons

the promotions are largely based on who hangs out with the managers out side of work. not as much room for advancement.

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