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?

"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

(8,098 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 8,098 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).

Reviews by job title

8K reviews

3.0

Nov 7, 2017

Hard work, long hours, no appreciation

Assistant store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent wage, good team interaction at store level.

Cons

Constant pressure, store managers seem to be prehistoric yet defended by area managers. Lie to get you through door with little to no progression as many area management and store management taken on externally.

Lidl Response

7y

Thanks for your review. We do feel it's important to develop our employees, and appreciate your feedback on this. We would advise discussing development/training opportunities with your Line Manager in the first instance, your PWC or regional Training Mentor are also on hand if you need to discuss any of the points you have raised in your review - the PWC details can be found in your welfare area. Thanks for all of your hard work! - Andy, Recruitment team

1.0

Nov 7, 2017

No amount of money is worth this job

Customer service

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None. The reason they pay so good is because they work you until you have no energy left in your entire body

Cons

Your expected to stay more than an hour after every shift without them even asking you. You will be given less than 24hours notice that you have a shift (even though it says in your contact 3 weeks) rotas are changed at the drop of a hat so if you are on a day off you will be expected to be a mind reader and know that they have changed your shift without your knowledge. The motto is "if your not sweating then your not working hard enough" you have to scan at rapid speed so if there's a 90 year old lady trying to pack her shopping and your manager is stood behind you then you have to scan at 100mph and she must keep up.. joke! Or when doing stock you have to do a pallet within 20mins whilst doing the other jobs your manager throws at you also whilst showing customers where items are also whilst being first till also whilst clock watching in case you go over the 20mins. No sick days are appropriate if you call in sick you will be told it's too short notice to get cover so you must come in.

3.0

Nov 6, 2017

Purchasing Manager

Purchasing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart people to work with, challenging, good benefits,

Cons

No Work-Personal Life Balance Salary is in the low range for DC area If you want to move up will need to be fluent in German

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