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 the time and training for the section of the store you needed to know was helpful." ((in 2550 reviews)); "the people you meet are great and if you want to move up in the company is great" ((in 2456 reviews)); "The benefits are great and the tasks are not extremely difficult" ((in 1995 reviews)); "The coworkers are great and know how to make a bad day turn out better." ((in 1456 reviews)); "I worked at Best Buy while I was in school and it was great because of the flexible hours." ((in 1116 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 2809 reviews)); "really bad managers with hr violations against them that best buy corporate would not handle." ((in 1265 reviews)); "You are judged on your sales number's so no commission doesn't feel good." ((in 771 reviews)); "Too much favoritism in the store." ((in 556 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

(41,806 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 41,806 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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1.0

Aug 10, 2008

Like the electronics, hate the company

Customer assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

can see and test the latest electronics and games. meet some cool people. chicks dig gadget knowledge. can buy stuff with no problems and no waiting.

Cons

trying to push warranties and other crap products onto people who really do not need them. Really, what is the point of the magazines? we are an electronics store, not a bookstore. Stupid management always trying to screw the customers. The extended warranty is a joke and no one in their right mind should ever buy them. complete rip-off

4.0

Aug 10, 2008

Great place to work! Some inequities in hiring/ promotions.

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

ROWE, Strengths Based Organization, Allowed to be myself. My work style is accepted.

Cons

No career paths. It is a meritocracy, but it is also a relationship based company. If you don't know someone, not sure where merit fits in.

4.0

Aug 8, 2008

Best Buy, Best Retail Employer?

Operations specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They start their employees off at a higher wage than most other retail employers will. A lot of valuable time is actually spent on training new employees, something most retailers don't bother a lot with. For full-timers, they also give great benefits including, full medical, dental, optical, 401(k), stock options, and paid vacation and personal time. They also receive their own email accounts with the employee tool kit that allows all Best Buy employees everywhere to effectively communicate with each other. Best Buy also encourages all their employees to branch out into other departments of the store they're interested in.

Cons

The constant pressure on operations specialists (cashiers & customer service reps) to sell product replacement and service plans, and get customers to sign up for the Best Buy credit card and Reward Zone card. All aren't bad ideas, but the constant emphasis on convincing customers to get those things.

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