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 (1045) , 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 2574 reviews)); "the people you meet are great and if you want to move up in the company is great" ((in 2449 reviews)); "The benefits are great and the tasks are not extremely difficult" ((in 1993 reviews)); "The coworkers are great and know how to make a bad day turn out better." ((in 1458 reviews)); "I was in school at the time so flexible hours were a must and they were understanding" ((in 1095 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 2820 reviews)); "really bad managers with hr violations against them that best buy corporate would not handle." ((in 1270 reviews)); "You are judged on your sales number's so no commission doesn't feel good." ((in 755 reviews)); "Too much favoritism and leaders don't lead." ((in 565 reviews)); "no work life balance its a all hands on deck environment right now got to save the company" ((in 497 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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3.6

59% would recommend to a friend

(41,803 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 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 41,803 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

4.0

Jun 20, 2008

Great college job, better than average pay.

Geek squad, agent (cia)

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CEO approval

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Pros

It's a lot of fun if you get to know the right people. Great job while you're in school because it pays better than most similar jobs and requires little to no effort at all.

Cons

Standing on your feet 8-10 hours a day is not fun, but other than that, I guess dealing with extremely old and angry people is the worst part.

3.0

Jun 18, 2008

not bad for high school or college

Geek squad, agent (cia)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There is decent pay, spend much of the time looking at people's computers and diagnosing the problems. It is relatively simple if you know what problems there are. Because we get paid by hour, there is usually time to relax during early hours when there isnt much people at the store. The store is also has air conditioning and also there are employee discounts mostly on best buy branded products.

Cons

Sometimes there are very annoying people to deal with. They would not ask for help because they think they know more than you. There are also other who would never buy anything for the price it is worth.

5.0

Jun 18, 2008

Very happy Best Buy Employee

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company has lots of opportunities to grow your career and to grow your income. If you are interested in seeing other parts of the country or the world, opportunities at stores, district offices, territory offices and subsidiaries often present themselves. By and large, promotions are based upon merit and most employees in leadership positions are in those roles because of their performance and abilities.

Cons

Change is constant at the company, it is an underlying part of the culture. This is necessitated by the types of products which are sold and consumer wants.

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