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 (177) , 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 1364 reviews)); "On pros i can say that the salary was good for the amount of work." ((in 490 reviews)); "Reasonable and offer good benefits" ((in 407 reviews)); "very warming and the people are nice" ((in 248 reviews)); "The team is great and very friendly." ((in 218 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 599 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 382 reviews)); "the managers have glazed over eyes and lack any humour due to years of being demoralised." ((in 274 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

(8,098 total reviews)

Kenneth McGrath

72% 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

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.9

Senior management

Lidl has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 8,098 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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Reviews by job title

8K reviews

2.0

Jun 1, 2025

Not worth it

Retail assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Close location / good people / not busy

Cons

Customers and managers/ money is bad

Lidl Response

1y

Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us. We’re all about creating a positive environment for everyone, so if you’d like to talk more about your feedback, just reach out to us at careers.sm@lidl.co.uk. We wish you the best in the next step of your career.

4.0

May 30, 2025

Good place

Sales assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good flexible part time role alongside studies

Cons

Standard base pay but not many additional benefits

Lidl Response

1y

We really appreciate your review and all the effort you put in during your time with us. Wherever your career takes you, we hope it’s just as rewarding. Wishing you all the best!

1.0

May 30, 2025

Awful

Customer assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

10% discount Other CA’s as they know how hard done by everyone is

Cons

90% of managers think they’re better than you and will treat you like crap Long shifts and if you try leave on your finishing time on a close they’ll treat you like crap Either put on a till or self checkouts your whole shift They’ll try make sure you’ve got as little time off as possible eg a late then a day off then an early

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