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 2568 reviews)); "the people you meet are great and if you want to move up in the company is great" ((in 2463 reviews)); "The benefits are great and the tasks are not extremely difficult" ((in 2007 reviews)); "The coworkers are great and know how to make a bad day turn out better." ((in 1457 reviews)); "I was in school at the time so flexible hours were a must and they were understanding" ((in 1106 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 2844 reviews)); "really bad managers with hr violations against them that best buy corporate would not handle." ((in 1272 reviews)); "No commission and non individual bonus system in place to leave associates making only hourly rate." ((in 759 reviews)); "Too much favoritism somewhat hard to get noticed!" ((in 554 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.

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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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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 41,856 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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3.0

Sep 9, 2008

I feel like I'm in the movie Officespace... too many managers!

Geek squad, autotech

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Pros

The employee discount is very nice, many items are discounted quite a bit. Plus you can use it at any Best Buy across the country. The co-workers are friendly. Best Buy pays for training and certifications depending on which department you are in.

Cons

Even the small stores have too many managers, usually 5 or 6. The managers don't sell anything, even if they're right next to a customer they'll call an associate over the radio to come help the customer instead of trying to help. The managers constantly keeping close watch, almost like they're waiting for you to mess up.

3.0

Sep 9, 2008

Best Buy-A great place to work, sometimes

Product specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great discount and some really good people to work with. When you do get a really good manager, it makes for a great and fun place to work.

Cons

Most of the store management has not a clue or people skills at all. Unless you are a member of the "Boys" club, you don't get anywhere. Total lack of disrespect for most employees at a line level. Just shove those accessories and service plans down the customer's throats. The dollar is more valuable than customer service. There are days when you pull into the lot and see a managers vehicle and it makes you want to turn around and go back home. When managers are getting ripped because the store(s) might not be doing well, this sets the tone for the employees. I think to be a manager at Best Buy, you better learn to drink the coolaid as in the Jim Jones special

4.0

Sep 9, 2008

Great place, but stay motivated.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Typically you will see very forward thinking people. It is an outside the box company... Every time I have ever had an issue, I have had a VERY unique response to it that both solved the issue and helped me remember what I had to do to get the answer that I needed.

Cons

You CANNOT be a full time worker and expect to have much of a social life, or go to school. They are very strict about hours, and ratios of opens to closes, and open shifts of weekends.

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