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?

58% 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 1374 reviews)); "On pros i can say that the salary was good for the amount of work." ((in 483 reviews)); "Reasonable and offer good benefits" ((in 388 reviews)); "very warming and the people are nice" ((in 245 reviews)); "The team is great and very friendly." ((in 231 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 596 reviews)); "Poor management and very stressful at times." ((in 564 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 276 reviews)); "They give no training at all and expect you to know how to do everything." ((in 139 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

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3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(8,088 total reviews)

Kenneth McGrath

71% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

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Lidl has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 8,088 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

Sep 7, 2017

lidl needs better managers

Store associate

Recommend

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Pros

good starting pay for young people

Cons

Everything you learn in the training academy is totally disregarded once you are in the store.High turn over rate.Lots of kinks that need to be worked out.

2.0

Sep 3, 2017

Great pay, thats all.

Store manager designate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is really good, and as of September 2017 they have started to look into internal development as opposed to recruiting externally.

Cons

Work life balance is thrown out the window. Hard work, alot of physical labour even for senior managers. Deadlines are very short. Alot of sickness from customer assistants in most stores, area managers are disruptive constantly adding tasks to your day. If you are working on a closing shift finish time is never certain and can be over 2 hours extra. You are only allowed 30 minute break even if you are on a 10 hour shift which is standard for any level of management or higher than 20hour contract staff.

3.0

Jun 19, 2017

Get ready for overtime...

Store associate

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Store Management is very passionate about what they do and it helps the team want to do our best. Good pay for the work, store is beautiful, team members are fun people.

Cons

The company claims to be efficient but it can take 2 hours just to get cashed out if you're a cashier and they expect you to stay and work until everyone gets cashed out. So if you're supposed to get off at 2pm expect 4pm...9:30pm... expect 11:30pm. You're pretty much forced into overtime if you want to keep your job because senior management/corporate really couldn't care less about your personal lives. You're pretty much expected to sell your soul even if you're just an associate.

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