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 (1398) , Store Manager (376) , 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 (176) , Customer Service (167) , Werkstudent (158) , Deputy Manager (153)

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 1332 reviews)); "On pros i can say that the salary was good for the amount of work." ((in 482 reviews)); "Reasonable and offer good benefits" ((in 417 reviews)); "very warming and the people are nice" ((in 244 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 602 reviews)); "Poor management and very stressful at times." ((in 573 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 281 reviews)); "Hard and long hours." ((in 137 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

(8,097 total reviews)

Kenneth McGrath

72% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

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Lidl has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 8,097 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

3.0

Mar 10, 2019

Great pay but work/life balance not very achievable

Sales operations manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You get a fantastic package including high salary, fully expensed Audi A4, health insurance, company pension scheme etc.

Cons

You work very long hours (approx. 60 per week) including 50% of most weekends. Very difficult to have a normal life outside the job with the amount of stress and responsibility associated with the role.

1.0

Mar 5, 2019

Literally the most incompetent company i've ever seen

Csa

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Almost none for the work the pay isnt even worth it

Cons

Managers showing up over 2-3 hours late and saying we wont be paid, managers doing illegal things, managers refusing to help and giving unfair demands like being shouted at for not doing a task another manager forgot to ask me to do

Lidl Response

7y

Thanks for leaving a review. We take all feedback very seriously, so welcome you to contact us at careers.sm@lidl.co.uk if you do wish to discuss any of the points above in more detail. We really appreciate your hard work while with us, and wish you all the best in the future. Andy - Lidl GB

2.0

Feb 19, 2019

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Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

You are not stuck on the tills all day and it is a very physically active job. You really do work up a sweat doing back stocks so its good to feel like youve been active after a shift

Cons

It was almost impossible for me to get my position as FRP because i'm a woman. Im both tall and strong and I made these points to my store manager but for years I was still left at the tills even though I was known to work hard by all and had a really good relationship with everyone. Theres male favouritism for any of the jobs off tills in any store i've worked in - and i've worked in a lot around where I live. There is a lot of tension when someone goes to close their till when it's quiet, and one of the men is left on the till. A lot feel like they should be on the floor because they're men and its really backwards, needs to be changed.

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