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 2574 reviews)); "the people you meet are great and if you want to move up in the company is great" ((in 2438 reviews)); "The benefits are great and the tasks are not extremely difficult" ((in 1971 reviews)); "The coworkers are great and know how to make a bad day turn out better." ((in 1457 reviews)); "There is a lot perks to working here such as the discount and flexible hours." ((in 1077 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 2814 reviews)); "really bad managers with hr violations against them that best buy corporate would not handle." ((in 1251 reviews)); "No commission and weak motivational methods ultimately leads to a sense of aimlessness among floor salesmen." ((in 751 reviews)); "Too much favoritism in the store." ((in 544 reviews)); "no work life balance its a all hands on deck environment right now got to save the company" ((in 513 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

(41,805 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 41,805 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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2.0

Aug 3, 2019

It was alright I guess

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people word word word Decent pay Excellent discount

Cons

Unrealistic goals Management always breathing down your neck about credit cards, are we a retailer or a credit card company?!?

2.0

Jul 30, 2019

High Expectations, Low Wages

Smart home expert

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good discount on consumer electronics

Cons

High expectations of knowing everything about hundreds of products, most of which you have never seen out of the box. Constant pressure to sell profitable services subscription (Total Tech Support), and get people to get a Best Buy credit card.

2.0

Jul 21, 2019

Not worth the time.

Merchandising specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Discounts Interesting co-workers from different backgrounds

Cons

Utter mismanagement No respect for employees who are not supervisors Overly high expectations for pay Incompetent sales supervisors and manangers

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