Does Lidl pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Lidl employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Lidl. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Lidl?

59% of Lidl employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Lidl 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lidl?

Customer Assistant (1395) , Store Manager (375) , Shift Manager (265) , Sales Assistant (236) , Cashier (232) , Deputy Store Manager (192) , Equipier Polyvalent (191) , Sales Associate (190) , Store Associate (189) , Manager (187) , Store Assistant (179) , employé polyvalente (175) , Customer Service (167) , Werkstudent (158) , Deputy Manager (152)

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

"Good pay but works out at minimum pay when you divide between the hours you work." ((in 1361 reviews)); "On pros i can say that the salary was good for the amount of work." ((in 504 reviews)); "Reasonable and offer good benefits" ((in 402 reviews)); "very warming and the people are nice" ((in 242 reviews)); "The team is great and very friendly." ((in 225 reviews))

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

"The strategy of the company is not clear; long hours; variety of projects; team quite unhappy being short" ((in 602 reviews)); "Poor management and very stressful at times." ((in 578 reviews)); "ABSOLUTELY no work life balance they do not care you are a human with a family etc" ((in 389 reviews)); "the managers have glazed over eyes and lack any humour due to years of being demoralised." ((in 271 reviews)); "They give no training at all and expect you to know how to do everything." ((in 135 reviews))

What are employees saying about Lidl layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Lidl locations?

Wien , Salzburg , Innsbruck , Villach , Berndorf , Traun , Wels , Mödling

Lidl reviews

3.4

59% would recommend to a friend

(8,083 total reviews)

Kenneth McGrath

73% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

3.1

Culture & values

3.0

Senior management

2.9

Work/Life balance

Lidl has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 8,083 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Lidl 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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8K reviews

1.0

May 6, 2020

Better work-life balance and management needed

Supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay, Benefits, Employees, Customers, Fast-paced, Friendly

Cons

Very physically demanding work. Poor work-life balance due to shortage of employees. Supervisors end up working long hours to make up for absent/sick employees. While the pay is good, it's not always a healthy work environment where a few end up holding up the work constantly. The overload of a very physical job ends up building resentment and creates a lot of conflict. Unfortunately, many manager and supervisors aren't very experienced or professional enough to work to address employee conflict and end up creating a more toxic work environment.

1.0

Feb 3, 2020

This not a place for growth. Run!!!

Hq employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The learning opportunity is great under the right management!

Cons

Company ran by with an European mindset promotion is based off of favoritism Leaders do not care nor work on employee feedback its all about the bottom line Because the company is full of young people it might feel like a high school

3.0

Sep 5, 2019

Good for Experience

Senior analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Opportunities existed for advancement when company was first entering U.S. market (not as much anymore) -Good first job for experience - if you stay long enough , you can be promoted to levels that require longer tenure in other companies

Cons

- poor management - the company demands a lot from it’s employees , but will not reciprocate this same commitment to its employees when they need it - promotions are based on favoritism (it can be embarrassing at times)

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