Does Dollar General pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Dollar General employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Dollar General. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Dollar General?

29% of Dollar General employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Dollar General 2.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.4 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Dollar General?

Store Manager (2039) , Sales Associate (1621) , Assistant Manager (1149) , Cashier (743) , Sales Associate/Cashier (723) , Lead Sales Associate (510) , Key Holder (464) , Lead Sales Associate/Key Holder (388) , Assistant Store Manager (380) , District Manager (330) , Manager (324) , ASM- Assistant Store Manager (226) , Retail Sales Associate (168) , Retail Store Manager (168) , Cashier/Sales Associate (164)

What are the pros of working at Dollar General according to real employee reviews?

"The people I work with are great and we have some really great customers as well." ((in 606 reviews)); "Great coworkers and the hours used to not be a problem until we were told to cut back." ((in 436 reviews)); "And has good benefits" ((in 369 reviews)); "Great employees and i love the atmosphere and all of my customers that i come into contact with every day" ((in 178 reviews)); "Flexible schedule and that's really it" ((in 163 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Dollar General according to real employee reviews?

"A lot of work for low pay and SOME people were really hard to work with." ((in 1561 reviews)); "Poor management( was ridiculed for not collecting enough donations and was done so in front of others)" ((in 754 reviews)); "Managers have to work over 60 hours a week just to stay afloat because of budgets" ((in 631 reviews)); "The hours are long and sometimes you don’t always have the same amount of days off" ((in 560 reviews)); "Oh and if you have kids you cant be a parent anymore because there is no work life balance." ((in 450 reviews))

What are employees saying about Dollar General layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Dollar General layoffs and their outlook for job security at Dollar General in 2026.

Dollar General reviews

2.6

29% would recommend to a friend

(15,916 total reviews)

Todd Vasos

31% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

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Dollar General has an employee rating of 2.6 out of 5 stars, based on 15,916 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Dollar General employee rating is 26% below average for employers within the Einzel- & Großhandel industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

16K reviews

2.0

Sep 23, 2010

Running a Dollar General store

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Aggressive environment with plenty to keep you busy. The company is evolving every day and provides an exciting workplace as there is always something new going on.

Cons

The upper management is more about who they like or don't like and their own personal vendettas than they are about who is doing a good job or providing a good environment in their stores. The company is much more interested in 'gotcha' than recognizing good performance.

2.0

Sep 17, 2010

Dollar General - not if you want a life!

Retail store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you don't have a life, this is a perfect job. There is a lot of physical work as well as the mental. Which I do actually like.

Cons

Not enough hours to get the job done, you have to work 6 days/week minimum, the pay does not match the effort that needs to be put into the job.

1.0

Sep 15, 2010

Horriable Hours, Don't expect to have a personal life.

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

you get 401k from day one, after that not much.

Cons

they expect you to work 65-70 hrs a week, usually with one day off if that ever happens. most of the time you work 7 days a week, you have no time for family time. the payroll budget is so tight that you the manager are having to do all of the work just to stay a float. They offer no prais of doing a good job or have any way of showing thier employees that they care... There is no communication at all between upper management and the store management.

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