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 decreased by 1% over the last 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 (4865) , Customer Service Representative (1100) , Sales Advisor (1050) , Sales Consultant (1014) , Geek Squad, Consultation Agent (870) , Customer Service Specialist (571) , Product Flow Specialist (567) , Best Buy Mobile Sales Associate (562) , Inventory Specialist (542) , Retail Sales Associate (521) , 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 2566 reviews)); "the people you meet are great and if you want to move up in the company is great" ((in 2412 reviews)); "The benefits are great and the tasks are not extremely difficult" ((in 1959 reviews)); "The coworkers are great and know how to make a bad day turn out better." ((in 1469 reviews)); "I was in school at the time so flexible hours were a must and they were understanding" ((in 1093 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 2821 reviews)); "really bad managers with hr violations against them that best buy corporate would not handle." ((in 1260 reviews)); "You are judged on your sales number's so no commission doesn't feel good." ((in 779 reviews)); "Very political and far to much favoritism." ((in 559 reviews)); "no work life balance its a all hands on deck environment right now got to save the company" ((in 516 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.

Best Buy reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(41,878 total reviews)

Corie Barry

35% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

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Best Buy has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 41,878 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 2, 2022

It all depends on your store

Geek squad, consultation agent

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly, work/life balance, discount, break room

Cons

Management, no communication to team, lack of support from management, rude customers

2.0

May 31, 2022

Bottom Of Barrel Job/Too Much Work for One Individual

(geek squad) functionality checker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Cool break room with video game consoles to stare at (break was never long enough to use them) - If you're a gamer or computer obsessed, you can learn a lot in this position about what laptops and televisions have defects and never waste money on them

Cons

- Too many returns to check in a day - Loads of paperwork to fill out, and digital paperwork too - Heavy flatscreens, bigger than the size of a normal person have to be opened, checked for defects and software issues and re-boxed and moved all without damaging the product so you need to be a she-hulk or a buff guy - The worst job at Best Buy, better off working as a customer service representative, at least you get human interaction - A very lonely, depressing, and stressful job - Not a lot of room for climbing the ladder, essentially dead end - High turnover - Worked till burnout position, srsly, if they try to sell you this position RUN LIKE THE WIND

1.0

May 20, 2022

Ruined an amazing job.

Magnolia home theater systems designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It was a great job.

Cons

Literally everything. They have every SD a massive cut just so Corie Berry could buy another pair of Loubotins that she can’t even wear correctly.

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