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.

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3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(41,874 total reviews)

Corie Barry

35% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

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4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

Best Buy has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 41,874 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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1.0

Jun 9, 2009

Lost in Translation

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

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Pros

The best reason for working at Best Buy are the people - those who fight on to do the right thing regardless of the built in obstacles, the innovative products, and the employee discount to buy those products.

Cons

Old backward Future Shop culture dirties and drags down new futuristic Best Buy vision. The efforts of highest senior management are lost in the intrigues of middle managers and a intrusive, manipulative HR group.

3.0

Jun 8, 2009

Kinda Ok.

Loss prevention

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Discount on Products. Decent Pay if it is a second job, or you're young. Lively Atmosphere and a great way to meet people.

Cons

Hours can be rough (especially on "truck" nights) Management decides to overrule LP (this makes our function worthless) Mandatory staff meetings if you're not scheduled to work that day/time

2.0

Jun 4, 2009

Seasonal work not what anticipated

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The discount is pretty good. It can be rewarding when you help a customer find exactly what they want and they show their gratitude for it.

Cons

I felt pressured to sell accessories and service plans that the customer probably didn't need. Pitching credit cards to low-income shoppers so they could buy a $1000 dollar computer didn't sit too well with me. While the discount is nice, at the rate they were paying me I could hardly afford to buy many things anyway. When I started working, I was expecting more than 6 hours a week. It eventually picked up around Thanksgiving, but I was working for more than a month at 4 - 10 hours a week.

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