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 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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5.0

May 6, 2015

I loved it there

Product line manager

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Pros

Exciting pace of change--always something new coming Hires some of the brightest, most engaged professionals in the nation Fantastic global business experience and best-in-class overseas teams Fun but challenging work Amazing corporate campus and amenities Healthy executive churn. You won't be "stuck" with anyone too long.

Cons

Multiple software platforms required every day; takes a long time to develop mastery The job titles don't always match the experience or maturity of the people that have them. Lay-offs and uncertain future for electronics.

4.0

Dec 5, 2014

Assistant Store Manager of Operations/ Sales Support Manager

Assistant store manager of operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people, competitive pay, ability to drill down into business results. Monthly and Quarterly bonus potential. Training opportunities. Rapid pace for change. Disengaged people will not linger. Employeee discount/ accomodations.

Cons

System challenges. Work life balance is a joke around the holidays. Long days, continue to do more with less in light of recent operational cuts. Victories rarely celebrated, amid constant pressure to drive metrics. Intense pressure to sell Geek Squad services, Protection plans, and open credit cards.

1.0

Nov 26, 2014

One of the Worst Companies to work for!

Supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is better than working at Mcdonalds.

Cons

You will be treated like dirt by managers who do not know what they are doing. Their management so bad that most employees do not do what they are supposed to. You will see the biggest collection of lazy people working for Best Buy.

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