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 (871) , 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 $15 an hour and the hours at the time of this was nice." ((in 2551 reviews)); "the people you meet are great and if you want to move up in the company is great" ((in 2417 reviews)); "The benefits are great and the tasks are not extremely difficult" ((in 1982 reviews)); "The coworkers are great and know how to make a bad day turn out better." ((in 1479 reviews)); "I was in school at the time so flexible hours were a must and they were understanding" ((in 1082 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 2818 reviews)); "really bad managers with hr violations against them that best buy corporate would not handle." ((in 1264 reviews)); "No commission and non individual bonus system in place to leave associates making only hourly rate." ((in 773 reviews)); "Too much favoritism and leaders don't lead." ((in 561 reviews)); "no work life balance its a all hands on deck environment right now got to save the company" ((in 507 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

(41,879 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 41,879 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

3.0

Apr 9, 2022

The company that saved my life is now killing me

Retail supervisor

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Pros

Good friendly environment and access to accommodations and employee discount

Cons

High stress performance based metrics and not enough labor, staffing, or pay. Feedback goes nowhere and fatigue is extremely common.

5.0

Apr 6, 2022

Great co workers, job is ok

Geek squad, consultation agent

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

I really love working with my co-workers, it makes each day a little easier. I also either hate or love interacting with clients and helping them with their appointments. Overall pretty good pay for the basic level work you do and the overall environment is very nice. If you enjoy technology and are comfortable with it you’ll feel right at home

Cons

Dealing with clients can be a hit or miss, just like any job where you deal with the general public. Also higher management can sometimes manage things to align with their personal goals.

4.0

Apr 4, 2022

What they once prided themselves on is no longer real

Geek squad advanced repair agent

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CEO approval

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Pros

Match 401k, good health insurance for full time employees, good discount, many resources to learn about tech, tuition assistance

Cons

A slave to the holidays, merit increases based on sales, they once prided themselves on not being commission based. Their new business model is twisted, they have lost their culture, new ceo.

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