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 (4864) , Customer Service Representative (1100) , Sales Advisor (1050) , Sales Consultant (1014) , Geek Squad, Consultation Agent (869) , 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 the time and training for the section of the store you needed to know was helpful." ((in 2573 reviews)); "the people you meet are great and if you want to move up in the company is great" ((in 2452 reviews)); "The benefits are great and the tasks are not extremely difficult" ((in 1991 reviews)); "The coworkers are great and know how to make a bad day turn out better." ((in 1451 reviews)); "I worked at Best Buy while I was in school and it was great because of the flexible hours." ((in 1100 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 2825 reviews)); "really bad managers with hr violations against them that best buy corporate would not handle." ((in 1264 reviews)); "No commission and weak motivational methods ultimately leads to a sense of aimlessness among floor salesmen." ((in 768 reviews)); "Too much favoritism and leaders don't lead." ((in 557 reviews)); "no work life balance its a all hands on deck environment right now got to save the company" ((in 508 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

(41,867 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 41,867 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

3.0

Apr 11, 2009

Best Buy isn't so bad.

Inventory specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

It was okay working there, they promote a lot from the inside which is cool. I started the same day as one of my friends making 8.75 but I only worked there for 7 months. He still works there two years later and got promoted to Install Supervisor and makes around $15 an hour now.

Cons

The bosses are overall lame and didn't give credit where it was due. They would only notice when something wasn't done right and then complain about that.

4.0

Apr 9, 2009

Best Buy, great people, needs reality check on prices.

Pcho senior

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Varies from box to box but I would say the people. People come and go but I can honestly say the management is very involved. There are a lot of people who find their main concern to be the customers experience and this leads to a great operating model. When the customer centricity model is actually reached it is a great success but often is left on the wayside shortly after discussing the importance in order to reach monetary goals.

Cons

Paper thin margins do not lead to growth. It leads to pressure and turns customers away. We all know that BBY is a business and trying to make money. But marking up cables and junk is just going to lead the customers to buy the big tickets instore and the rest online.

5.0

Apr 9, 2009

This is a great place to work!!!!!!!! Especially for college students!!!!!!!!!!!

Merchandising specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This was a great place to work. Its pretty fun and the managers are very understanding with college students. I needed a lot of time off because my classes were setup before I started working there. They fully understood and gave me alot of time off for both class and time to study.

Cons

I worked in merchandising which means i had to work every weekend.

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