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 (1396) , 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 1364 reviews)); "On pros i can say that the salary was good for the amount of work." ((in 476 reviews)); "Reasonable and offer good benefits" ((in 418 reviews)); "very warming and the people are nice" ((in 242 reviews)); "• Great team and lovely people to work with willing to help you out if needed." ((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 597 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 272 reviews)); "They give no training at all and expect you to know how to do everything." ((in 138 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

58% would recommend to a friend

(8,090 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 8,090 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).

Reviews by job title

8K reviews

2.0

Aug 4, 2025

Lidl Hackbridge is weird

Customer assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

pay is okay for part time work. especially around studies.

Cons

Most managers prefer to hire their own ethnicity. Very rude managers. Shifts are very unorganized. Overworked staff with lack of basic resources

Lidl Response

10mo

Creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and safe is a top priority for us, so your honest feedback means a lot. If you’d like to talk more about your Lidl experience, don’t hesitate to reach out at careers.sm@lidl.co.uk. We really appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts and wish you all the best as you move forward in your career.

4.0

Aug 4, 2025

Mostly positive, but communication in the team on the whole can be better.

Customer assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Promises have been kept on their behalf.

Cons

Very demanding and dynamic at times.

2.0

Aug 3, 2025

Dangerous Conditions and No Respect for Schedules

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay is decent. Especially now that they have demoted all of their managers and made them take a huge pay cut and revoked their raises over the years. But hey, at least they increased pay for the Associates so that now everyone earns the same about regardless of workload! Great Job Lidl U.S..(sarcasm included).

Cons

I returned to work post surgery and there was no regard for my safety and a complete disregard of my doctor's note. I contacted H.R. regarding the matter and not only was nothing done to reinforc the need for the temporary work limitations, but they communicated with me in a heartless tone. In addition to this, they schedule people with no days off. Work weeks easily extend 9 and 10 days with some employees telling me they have been working 2 weeks straight. People quit on the spot.

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