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).

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8K reviews

4.0

Sep 27, 2017

You sweat every penny

Area manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Structure, knowledge, know how, speed of change, wages

Cons

People, nepotism, stress on some new level

4.0

Sep 27, 2017

Good

Restocker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

clean, eficiente work, organize,

Cons

lack of quality in some products

5.0

Sep 26, 2017

Engaging & Fulfilling Workplace

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are many opportunities to learn, progress and flourish. There is a good team environment in HQ, where problems are challenges to be worked on together. Because the company is new in the US, it's a great chance to be creative and push to improve and develop yourself and the company. Pay is good and while some workdays can be long, you can manage your own time effectively. The HQ Location in Arlington is great. If I had to choose a company where culture and values are lived as often as possible, this would be it. While no one is perfect, what makes Lidl good for me is that if they don't always get something right, you can talk about it with management. Fostering that open environment is something Lidl strive to do, and it's something that makes me feel comfortable in my workplace.

Cons

Nothing that stands out! As I said, no place is perfect, but the difference with Lidl is that they work on fixing what's not perfect!

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