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 (4850) , 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 2522 reviews)); "the people you meet are great and if you want to move up in the company is great" ((in 2426 reviews)); "The benefits are great and the tasks are not extremely difficult" ((in 1996 reviews)); "The coworkers are great and know how to make a bad day turn out better." ((in 1455 reviews)); "I was in school at the time so flexible hours were a must and they were understanding" ((in 1094 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 2828 reviews)); "really bad managers with hr violations against them that best buy corporate would not handle." ((in 1268 reviews)); "No commission and non individual bonus system in place to leave associates making only hourly rate." ((in 760 reviews)); "Very political and far to much favoritism." ((in 564 reviews)); "no work life balance its a all hands on deck environment right now got to save the company" ((in 514 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

(41,808 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 41,808 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 6, 2008

Best Buy is ok

Media salesman

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Good bonus incentives. Reduced prices on store merchandise

Cons

Required meetings earlier on Saturday mornings. Shrink targets are unrealistic at times.

5.0

Sep 3, 2008

Most enjoyed Job.

Customer assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great environment, one of the very few places that you can enjoy your job. It gives me a chance to learn what i am interested in. I came from a job where i made six dollars more an hour, that i hated. Would not go back for the money, i am satasfied doing this kind of work, the people that work there are really great, at least at the best buys that i have worked at. I have traveled to different states on paid best buy events. Stayed in a nice hotel. had my meals paid for. they are really flexible with their schedule.

Cons

Inside the general public you have rotten eggs, some of them frequently visit best buy. Some people just dont understand why things are done the way they are done, and some do not want to, but thats technology i guess, people just dont understand sometimes. Like why do we not give tech support on router security setup if you buy them at our store. WELL, First, not everyone at best buy knows how, and the people that do are probable paid a little more than your average bb employee. That router you got on sale, we made maybe ten bucks on, but then minus shipping and the time it took to ship it, plus our light bill. Next, walking through some ppl on a router setup could take 45 min easy. We just lost money. But yet some people will insist that it is bad business. I think some personal responsibility for educating themselves is in order.

3.0

Sep 3, 2008

More Leadership Training needed

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People for the most part. I love my department and the people I work with. The benefits as well are great.

Cons

Management needs to work on their values/morales. More leadership training.

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