Does IKEA pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, IKEA employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at IKEA. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at IKEA?

65% of IKEA employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated IKEA 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at IKEA?

Sales Associate (685) , Cashier (419) , Sales Co-Worker (412) , Customer Service Representative (383) , Customer Service (317) , Sales (266) , Visual Merchandiser (234) , Interior Designer (224) , Sales Coworker (220) , Sales Assistant (207) , Manager (187) , Vendeur (168) , Warehouse Worker (167) , Team Leader (165) , Goods Flow Co-worker (125)

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

"The benefits are good (including discount) and they do strive to create good work" ((in 1509 reviews)); "Think it's good pay for entry level and you can often better autonomy and responsibilities than similar companies" ((in 801 reviews)); "Great people and diversity" ((in 701 reviews)); "The culture is great and if you are all about corporate you can advance up as positions open." ((in 626 reviews)); "Coworkers were great I got to know almost everyone in that store and built so many friendships" ((in 413 reviews))

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

"Poor management and understaffed in the kitchen and bath department; well pretty much anywhere." ((in 848 reviews)); "Low salary if you want to live freely without having to think of how much you spend" ((in 420 reviews)); "Bad managers that don't know how to talk to people and guide them to improve working condition." ((in 391 reviews)); "Long hours and during the weekend its always busy sometimes the co workers are really annoying and they dont want to Work" ((in 195 reviews)); "No training for the job role you're expected to do 6." ((in 114 reviews))

What are employees saying about IKEA layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed IKEA locations?

Wien , Vösendorf , Klagenfurt am Wörthersee , Innsbruck , Salzburg , Graz , Linz , Deutschlandsberg

IKEA reviews

3.7

65% would recommend to a friend

(13,420 total reviews)

Juvencio Maeztu

76% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.3

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

IKEA has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 13,420 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The IKEA 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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Reviews by job title

13K reviews

2.0

Dec 9, 2022

Great on paper, deceptive in practice.

Kitchen designer/sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good options for healthcare, the uniforms aren't bad, there are good coworkers who make it easier to be here.

Cons

Inadequate pay (not adjusted for inflation), low merit raise, readily cuts hours, removed a historic pension fund for tenured workers (TACK). Management is more concerned about sales goals than it is about the well-being of their coworkers. Seeking accommodations for both COVID and disabilities is a needlessly arduous, extensive process. They're forcing arbitration onto its workers as of 2023, making you unable to file a class action lawsuit (during and after employment). Anti-union. Just a company that doesn't act in line with its own values.

3.0

Mar 26, 2022

Extremely high tempo, but it may be worth it

Graphic communication co-worker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Hands on and engaging working environment where you need to wear quite a few hats. You get to experience almost everything by the time you finish your first month in the role. Friendly co-workers and line managers that do make everything worth it - dependent on work location and the team, of course. Good benefits programme and leave policy.

Cons

Very high tempo and absolutely no lull periods - back to back major projects/campaigns, leading to a lack of time to fulfill the basics for the store. Leads to a lot of unreported but still necessary OT to meet the store's needs - work brought home to complete, poor work life balance. Very lean staffing that increases workload on the team. Poor incentive plan at year of joining. Higher management (store, and service office) not sensitive to what's actually happening on the ground, and not helpful in making things happen. Sometimes too many stakeholders trying to put their hand in the pot.

5.0

Mar 11, 2022

Great culture

Goods flow leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are the best in town

Cons

The Fishers location is poorly operated by upper management

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Jobs at IKEA

Lagermitarbeiter:in Staplerfahrer Vollzeit 38,5h/W - IKEA Wels

Wels

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Lagermitarbeiter:in Kommissionierung – Samstag (8,5 Std./Woche) – IKEA Klagenfurt

Klagenfurt am Wörthersee

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Digital Operations Specialist (m/f/d) 38,5h/w - IKEA Linz/Haid

Wien

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Fulfilment Operations Coordinator Vollzeit 38,5h/W - IKEA CDC Streberdsorf

Austria

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Fulfilment Operations Coordinator Vollzeit 38,5h/W - IKEA Wels

Wels

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