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 (4862) , Customer Service Representative (1099) , 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 2584 reviews)); "the people you meet are great and if you want to move up in the company is great" ((in 2461 reviews)); "The benefits are great and the tasks are not extremely difficult" ((in 1985 reviews)); "The coworkers are great and know how to make a bad day turn out better." ((in 1456 reviews)); "I was in school at the time so flexible hours were a must and they were understanding" ((in 1124 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 2831 reviews)); "really bad managers with hr violations against them that best buy corporate would not handle." ((in 1255 reviews)); "No commission and weak motivational methods ultimately leads to a sense of aimlessness among floor salesmen." ((in 751 reviews)); "Very political and far to much favoritism." ((in 557 reviews)); "no work life balance its a all hands on deck environment right now got to save the company" ((in 512 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

(41,858 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 41,858 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

Nov 16, 2008

good review

Car electronics sales specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

employee discount is huge. and working around the latest and greatest technology and people who are very knolegable on electronics is also a plus.

Cons

its a retail store and a corporate pyramid. just like every other retail job.

4.0

Nov 13, 2008

Good Experience. Caution Long-term.

Computer technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits and opportunities at Best Buy are pretty good. For an hourly employee, you can join their Stock Program and get incredible discounts. You get to meet a lot of different people from a lot of different backgrounds. In addition, Best Buy does a great job at encouraging everyone to work as a "team." They have team meetings everyday before the store opens to make sure everyone is on the same page and aligned with the same goals. The work atmosphere can get hectic, but if you like a fast pace it becomes something to look forward to.

Cons

Their senior leadership seems to be incompetent. Things that happen don't happen for a reason and they don't seem very responsive to their employees requests, etc. The politics/tiers of leadership in Best Buy are thick and never-ending. A lot of bureaucracy. They don't do a lot of recognition for their employees and it is hard to stand out from everyone else.

3.0

Nov 11, 2008

I work at Best Buy

Geek squad, agent (cia)

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

You gotta love working at best buy because you're around like-minded people. You also have the employee discount which is great for buying the things that you want to buy. Yes I do believe working at best buy is good because of the thigns that are good about it. I couldn't help but notice that it is a good thing to work there, because things are quite good.

Cons

Obviously you won't be making 100 million bajillion dollars every single minute you work there. Oh well, I guess you can't just quite have it all.

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