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

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 8,094 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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Reviews by job title

8K reviews

3.0

Jun 10, 2019

Good people, good pay, disorganised rota, understaffing.

Customer assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is good for a supermarket The training (while capricious and the training machine often breaks) is thorough Good colleagues

Cons

Never enough staff working so management are always stressed. Head office is very disorganised, losing contracts, not processing payment alterations for months. Lack of compassion and an almost bullying forcefulness to get ill staff to either go to the doctors or come to work despite contract stating 7 days of illness can be self-certified.

Lidl Response

6y

Thank you for your review, we're happy to hear that you would recommend Lidl overall and enjoyed your benefits and the team you worked with. Please do feel free to contact us at careers.sm@lidl.co.uk to like to discuss any of the points above in more detail, we wish you the very best for the future! - Andy, Lidl GB

4.0

Jun 10, 2019

Good job

Shift manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good pay, always lots of tasks to complete

Cons

shift work, very time pressured

4.0

Jun 10, 2019

Had to get out of engineering due to health(coolant) so am seeking other work.

General duties

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Shop is clean and tidy,staff friendly and close to home.

Cons

None that i can think of,all of products very good including electrical,clothes,shoes, had no complaints.

Lidl Response

6y

Thank you for contacting us! To search and apply for jobs at Lidl please visit lidlcareers.co.uk. This is updated daily with new opportunities. We wish the best of luck with your application! - Andy Lidl GB

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Good people, good pay, disorganised rota, understaffing.

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Had to get out of engineering due to health(coolant) so am seeking other work.

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