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 (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?

"Only positive I could think of when working for Lidl was that the pay was good." ((in 1345 reviews)); "On pros i can say that the salary was good for the amount of work." ((in 478 reviews)); "Reasonable and offer good benefits" ((in 416 reviews)); "very warming and the people are nice" ((in 246 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 603 reviews)); "Poor management and very stressful at times." ((in 575 reviews)); "ABSOLUTELY no work life balance they do not care you are a human with a family etc" ((in 383 reviews)); "the managers have glazed over eyes and lack any humour due to years of being demoralised." ((in 273 reviews)); "Hard and long hours." ((in 140 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

(8,094 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 8,094 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

Jul 3, 2025

Decent pay/too much work

Customer assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay Flexible Schedule Discount card

Cons

Management can be bad Exhausting work

4.0

Jul 3, 2025

Hard but pay well and stable

Shift manager/cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pays well, Great for progression Don't get bored.

Cons

Not enough people for the job. Expect everything to get done even if its one man

Lidl Response

12mo

Thanks for sharing your feedback! We know how hard everyone works to make Lidl a success, and we really appreciate the effort you put in every day. If you ever want to chat more about anything, feel free to reach out to your regional ERC—they’re happy to help!

1.0

Jul 3, 2025

An absolute disgrace of a workplace

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay Good colleagues (if lucky)

Cons

No respect for your private life and demands that you're available at all hours and to cover any missing shifts No compensation for overtime (did 80+ hours one week and got nothing for it except a pat on the back) Horrible district manager who would treat everyone like robots (sighed and complained about having to fix the schedule because one employee had to go off because of a death in the family) Constant bullying and guilttrip when people didn't want to work more overtime. Constant understaffing Horrible upper management No clear goal with routines changing every week because of poor communication. There's so much more to write, but if you have a soul and value your private life... Avoid working at Lidl with everything you've got.

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