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 been stable over the past 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 (4858) , Customer Service Representative (1099) , Sales Advisor (1049) , Sales Consultant (1014) , Geek Squad, Consultation Agent (868) , Customer Service Specialist (571) , Product Flow Specialist (567) , Best Buy Mobile Sales Associate (562) , Inventory Specialist (542) , Retail Sales Associate (520) , 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 2557 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 2005 reviews)); "The coworkers are great and know how to make a bad day turn out better." ((in 1447 reviews)); "Good work environment and people" ((in 848 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 2822 reviews)); "really bad managers with hr violations against them that best buy corporate would not handle." ((in 1261 reviews)); "You are judged on your sales number's so no commission doesn't feel good." ((in 755 reviews)); "Too much favoritism and leaders don't lead." ((in 560 reviews)); "no work life balance its a all hands on deck environment right now got to save the company" ((in 513 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

(41,837 total reviews)

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35% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

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4.0

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3.5

Culture & values

3.5

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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 41,837 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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4.0

Dec 31, 2008

Best Buy: Just a job?

Geek squad cia

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Pros

It is a fun place to work, and it is a great place to grow a career.

Cons

They force you to sell services, and if you miss a opportunity to sell, they make you well aware of it.

1.0

Dec 31, 2008

Awesome job if it weren't for management

Geek squad, agent (cia)

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

I work on the geek squad, and the starting pay is pretty good, quite a bit above minimum wage. That is, however, the only plus to this position.

Cons

Best buy is a corporate monster, it does not care about electronics, and it definitely doesn't care about computers. If you're some one who's passionate about computer repair, this is probably not the place for you. They take the excitement out of repair and make it a mindless task a ten-year-old could do. Everything is automated, and if it takes more brain power than an assembly line robot would need, we're told to ship it out, or restore it. This all leads to your supervisor most likely being some one with a high school degree, who doesn't know any more about computers than your grandma.

5.0

Dec 30, 2008

Best Buy... You Happier

Communications

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

You make your own path in the company. No company is just going to hand you a promotion (except a government job)... too many people want hand outs these days. If you're willing to put in the effort, you'll get rewarded. Most of Best Buy's senior leadership has risen through the ashes of this company. Best Buy isn't the kind of company that goes out and hires some random Columbia grad to run the company. It hires people that understand its culture. The discount is good and if you're fortunate enough to be full time the benefits aren't all that bad either.

Cons

You have to be patient. And well... it's retail. If people aren't buying... you're not working.

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