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

(8,096 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 8,096 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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8K reviews

1.0

Oct 27, 2017

Not worth the money

District manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They pay you very well

Cons

The pay is where it ends. They expect you to be at their every beck and call. They have no respect for people's personal lives or humanity. The business is failing because they tried to go to fast. When you ask a question of any management, the answer is almost always- I don't know, let me check. The management has no credibility.

1.0

Oct 25, 2017

AWFUL COMPANY!

Store associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I met some nice caring people and the pay was decent (when you actually received an actual paycheck) but other than that, NOTHING

Cons

Pay checks were wrong EVERY SINGLE PAY DAY. I was with the company for MONTHS and they struggled to figure out how to set up my pay checks to be directly deposited into my bank account. All the managers have absolutely no idea what they are doing. It's honestly PITIFUL and I'm SOOOOOOOOOO glad I don't have to worry about any of that bull crap anymore. Managers would yell and cuss in front of customers. A STORE MANAGER was cussin up a storm in front of a customer one time because he forgot his wallet at home. Like really??? The 'higher ups' or the 'international' people that were around during grand opening were rude as hell and super condescending. Everything was an absolute mess and all that 'training' at the RDC was honestly super pointless and I regret all the time I spent hoping that things would get better!!! The 'lidl-way' really is the WORST WAY!!! Also, I seriously would not be surprised if HR is actually writing fake reviews on here. They all seem to be too short and non-descriptive. They're all written around the same day too... seems fake to me!!

4.0

Oct 25, 2017

Good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good company to work for

Cons

No idea what to say

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