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 (4851) , Customer Service Representative (1099) , Sales Advisor (1046) , 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 $15 an hour and the hours at the time of this was nice." ((in 2534 reviews)); "the people you meet are great and if you want to move up in the company is great" ((in 2452 reviews)); "The benefits are great and the tasks are not extremely difficult" ((in 1978 reviews)); "The coworkers are great and know how to make a bad day turn out better." ((in 1466 reviews)); "I was in school at the time so flexible hours were a must and they were understanding" ((in 1103 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 2818 reviews)); "really bad managers with hr violations against them that best buy corporate would not handle." ((in 1267 reviews)); "No commission and weak motivational methods ultimately leads to a sense of aimlessness among floor salesmen." ((in 781 reviews)); "Very political and far to much favoritism." ((in 566 reviews)); "no work life balance its a all hands on deck environment right now got to save the company" ((in 494 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

(41,812 total reviews)

Corie Barry

35% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

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4.0

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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 41,812 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

Oct 8, 2008

Brad Anderson is a solid CEO that focuses on the shareholders return often at the expense of those on the front line.

Operations manager

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Best Buy was a stable work envrionment for Managers who could consistently perform.

Cons

The work / life balance doesn't exist at Best Buy. You have to "bleed blue" and family is not their number one priority.

4.0

Oct 8, 2008

Excels at empowering everyone to write themselves into our company story.

Director-customer solutions team

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Through it's talent management and leadership development platforms, the company does a good job at helping employees connect with what is truely their core strengths, talents and passions. Even though we have day to day work, the chance to get involved and add value to critical strategies that drive our growth is all around you. For those who are entrepreuers and like the freedom to seek out compelling work activities, it is a great place to work. For those who want clear direction and step by step process to do their work, it is not for you.

Cons

Best Buy is a very politically charged environment. I am sure that the freedom to express opinions and the desire to have everyone involved creates this environment.

3.0

Oct 6, 2008

Best Buy, Good to play but not to stay

Retail manager

Recommend

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The employee discount is very good - cost plus 5% when I worked there. you learn about all the new technology and are encouraged to play on the job. The interactions with customers are good since there is no commission sales pressure.

Cons

Horrible hours and changing schedules. It always seemed the wrong people were promoted and everyone at the retail level feels they are underpaid. Senior managment was often detached from the rank and file workers and there was a sense of elitism from the top. There are no employee retention plans and employees are made well aware that they are replaceable.

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