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 (4861) , Customer Service Representative (1099) , Sales Advisor (1049) , 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 2562 reviews)); "the people you meet are great and if you want to move up in the company is great" ((in 2450 reviews)); "The benefits are great and the tasks are not extremely difficult" ((in 1994 reviews)); "The coworkers are great and know how to make a bad day turn out better." ((in 1476 reviews)); "There is a lot perks to working here such as the discount and flexible hours." ((in 1101 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 2824 reviews)); "really bad managers with hr violations against them that best buy corporate would not handle." ((in 1273 reviews)); "No commission and weak motivational methods ultimately leads to a sense of aimlessness among floor salesmen." ((in 778 reviews)); "Too much favoritism in the store." ((in 557 reviews)); "no work life balance its a all hands on deck environment right now got to save the company" ((in 501 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

(41,856 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 41,856 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

Oct 1, 2008

75% Good.

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great environment--lots of cool people. Everyone is really cool and knows a lot about the products. The working environment is very nice, and the store is laid back, but not too laid back. Management is usually cool, and willing to listen and help, but it really depends on what store you are working in, they all are different.

Cons

The pressure to sell to customers who don't want it. Management encourages you to push products, service plans, and credit cards on people who say no. They tend to be pushy and intrusive, asking personal questions and stuff. The environment is very male-centric.

3.0

Oct 1, 2008

ehhhh ok

Geek squad, deputy field marshall (dfm)

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

fun people, alright benefits. 401k is great compared to similar jobs. 3 weeks time off a year. employee discount is amazing and easily the best benefit for working at best buy. It can be a nice place to work depending on what you like to do for a living and or for fun. Expect to work your butt off during the holidays

Cons

silly hours, some employees are useless and impossible to get them fired or moved to other positions.

5.0

Sep 29, 2008

Very, very genuine leader who has a heart for the employees and customers.

Buyer

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Pros

Very flexible and family friendly. Your Best Buy career is definitely what you make of it and the company is great at allowing employees to pursue their passions.

Cons

Best Buy is very good at giving people positive feedback, but not very good at negative feedback. Often, people who are not qualified will be allowed to apply for jobs multiple times simply to be passed over for other candidates (and rightly so). Most employees are very talented, but sometimes under-performers are allowed to stay too long.

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75% Good.

ehhhh ok

Very, very genuine leader who has a heart for the employees and customers.

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