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 (1395) , Store Manager (375) , 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 (175) , Customer Service (167) , Werkstudent (158) , Deputy Manager (152)

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 1374 reviews)); "On pros i can say that the salary was good for the amount of work." ((in 483 reviews)); "Reasonable and offer good benefits" ((in 388 reviews)); "very warming and the people are nice" ((in 245 reviews)); "The team is great and very friendly." ((in 231 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 596 reviews)); "Poor management and very stressful at times." ((in 564 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 276 reviews)); "They give no training at all and expect you to know how to do everything." ((in 139 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

(8,089 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 8,089 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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2.0

May 4, 2017

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Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, international travel, and diversity.

Cons

Incompetent managers who care more a about playing the blame game then resolving issues. Poor overall leadership whom seem to be blind to the high turnover rate. Employee retention is lacking and no one seems to care. Employee morals is lacking, future bonuses are the only reason some stick around. Poor communication and very dependent on international. Departments work against other departments by avoiding tasks and placing them on others.

3.0

May 3, 2017

Greatly Unbalanced Place To Work

Purchasing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I truly feel Lidl has great potential, the pay is very decent, the exposure is uncharted, technologically advanced, flex work hours, and the environment is fresh!

Cons

As a part of the purchasing dept it's one of thee most cut throats and dog eat dog situations you will ever enter. Promotions are based off of who can bark the loudest vs. actual merit and work ethic. Which sucks, cause they have great analyst that constantly get overlooked while new comers jump to the front of the line. I worked really closely with QA and they have the blind leading the blind!! I can't even count how many delays were encountered due to their sensory teams leadership!

4.0

May 1, 2017

Good salary - hard work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Well paid compared to others in the market

Cons

You have to put in a lot of work for wages - significantly harder than elsewhere

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