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 (1391) , Store Manager (375) , Shift Manager (265) , Sales Assistant (236) , Cashier (229) , Deputy Store Manager (192) , Equipier Polyvalent (191) , Sales Associate (190) , Store Associate (189) , Manager (186) , Store Assistant (179) , employé polyvalente (173) , Customer Service (167) , Werkstudent (157) , 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 1341 reviews)); "On pros i can say that the salary was good for the amount of work." ((in 477 reviews)); "Reasonable and offer good benefits" ((in 420 reviews)); "very warming and the people are nice" ((in 241 reviews)); "• Great team and lovely people to work with willing to help you out if needed." ((in 227 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 597 reviews)); "Poor management and very stressful at times." ((in 572 reviews)); "ABSOLUTELY no work life balance they do not care you are a human with a family etc" ((in 385 reviews)); "the managers have glazed over eyes and lack any humour due to years of being demoralised." ((in 265 reviews)); "They give no training at all and expect you to know how to do everything." ((in 143 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.

Lidl reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(8,070 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 8,070 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 12, 2021

RUN (away) - seriously!!!

Corporate level employee, hq in arlington, va

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None that are worth mentioning except decent health insurance.

Cons

Non-existent work life balance. Stressful is an understatement. Upper management is comprised of young, arrogant Europeans who think they rule the world of grocery retail, but haven't any idea what good leadership means. Be prepared to throw away your evenings and weekends to the whims of bosses who have unrealistic expectations. My worst career experience. The salary may seem alluring, but it is not worth one's sanity. Rampant nepotism. Career opportunities are there but for a reason. If everyone is leaving they have no other choice than promoting the ones left although those might not be the best ones - it's such a mess!!! If the Current Lidl US Leadership would have started the business back in Germany (in the 70s) it would definitely not be where it is today! It is about time to get some people with knowledge of the US market into the right positions! Will not recommend Lidl US to anyone - not even to my worst enemies.

1.0

Mar 8, 2017

It's like "play" work with a bunch of middle school girls as managers.

Real estate analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Collect as many pay checks as you can until you get something better. Compensate well if you are early in your career. You can say you worked for one of the worst companies in the US.

Cons

Most people have no idea what's going on. Little Leadership. Lidl Europe has just now started tightening the reins. Finally realizing all of the disorganization and waste going on. The are becoming "cost conscious" which is ironic. Might be one of the most interesting unfolding events in town. There is a joke that people are only sticking around to see what happens.

1.0

Dec 28, 2015

Major Disappointment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's a job and a paycheck, nothing else. Most of people manager and below are decent.

Cons

Most of directors are young and have no industry nor management experience. If you have any experience, you are disrespected and your ideas are taken and you are given no credit or you are simply ignored. Terrible corporate culture, nothing but a "popularity contest" Don't believe all the hype posted on LinkedIn.

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