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 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

Ratings by category

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 41,812 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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42K reviews

3.0

Sep 17, 2008

Everyone should have to work in retail at least once in their life

Geek squad, home theater professional

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good company for future financial growth if you own stock

Cons

Almost no way to move from retail to corporate!

4.0

Sep 17, 2008

Good Environment

Operations manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Having fun at work while being the best you can be.

Cons

to much petty in fighting and favoritism among managers and certain employees.

3.0

Sep 17, 2008

Great company, for stockholders

Home essentials sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work for this company if you're looking to gain retail experience, not if you're trying to advance fast.

Cons

Too driven by sales. Try to squeeze every sale out of customer.

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