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 (4855) , Customer Service Representative (1099) , Sales Advisor (1048) , 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 (519) , 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 2526 reviews)); "the people you meet are great and if you want to move up in the company is great" ((in 2418 reviews)); "The benefits are great and the tasks are not extremely difficult" ((in 2008 reviews)); "The coworkers are great and know how to make a bad day turn out better." ((in 1434 reviews)); "I was in school at the time so flexible hours were a must and they were understanding" ((in 1089 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Best Buy according to real employee reviews?

"Customer issues and management is poor when to deal with helping these Geek Squad agents." ((in 2839 reviews)); "really bad managers with hr violations against them that best buy corporate would not handle." ((in 1249 reviews)); "No commission and non individual bonus system in place to leave associates making only hourly rate." ((in 761 reviews)); "Very political and far to much favoritism." ((in 579 reviews)); "no work life balance its a all hands on deck environment right now got to save the company" ((in 506 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

(41,828 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 41,828 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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3.0

Dec 5, 2008

Not that bad

Dci, geek squad city

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Large, growing company that pays attention to its competitiona nd activly trys to change before it is required just to survive. Company has new opportunities and a good overall culture.

Cons

Some areas are highly insular, secretive. At times, the left hand does not know what the right hand is doing, and at times, that a right hand even exists. Best Buy is trying and seems to be making headway, but these areas need to be priority.

2.0

Dec 4, 2008

Best Buy: The Stress Factory in a box

Home theater

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits overall are great, especially the employee discount. Not only that but it is a ncie environment to work in every day, espcially if you like talking about or just being around electronics all day. Basically if you enjoy electronics and are looking for a good job to help get groceries during college, there is no better choice.

Cons

There is a ridiculous amount of stress from the managers to perform up to their standards but you are not often recognized, or rewarded for your efforts. You can be the hardest worker in the store and make the same amount as the laziest person. They also have unrealistic goals they set, especially given the state of the current economy.

4.0

Dec 3, 2008

The way it really was

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The experience looks good on resume. Good discounts, and the people that work there are fun people.I think they do a good job in giving young kids the chance to have a job and discover, and what they are good at. Also when working at Best Buy you learn a lot about team work. You interact with customers of all kinds and you become to have an understanding of how to treat customers and interact with them on all business levels. All in all Best Buy is a good place for short time while going to school type of job.

Cons

Low pay, Long hours, managers take the side of the customer and through you under the buss.

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