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 1361 reviews)); "On pros i can say that the salary was good for the amount of work." ((in 504 reviews)); "Reasonable and offer good benefits" ((in 402 reviews)); "very warming and the people are nice" ((in 242 reviews)); "The team is great and very friendly." ((in 225 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 578 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 271 reviews)); "They give no training at all and expect you to know how to do everything." ((in 135 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

(8,087 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 8,087 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

3.0

Mar 12, 2017

excellent co,

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Excellent Pay, I cannot stress this enough+health insurance, Excellent training plan put in place by company but not fully complied with in stores.

Cons

hired as a manager,I lost 2 kg with in a month working in Iidl, This is how much senior managers Push you to work faster n harder.Even though them selves ever do any manual work(female managers) Work Place Politics, constant bad reviews if other employees see you as a competition,Employees who are promoted from lower levels have no peoples skill,are rude, either no training provided or they do not adhere to training. And no life if you work for lidl,

3.0

Mar 11, 2017

It's a huge company and thus its operations are very interesting

Intern

Recommend

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Pros

It's a huge corporation and thus all the procedures and operations are very interesting. The US startup phase is fascinating because you're able to learn a great deal

Cons

They're too much dependent on German HQ, they want to do it their way and they neglect to listen to different opinions.

1.0

Mar 8, 2017

It's like "play" work with a bunch of middle school girls as managers.

Real estate analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Collect as many pay checks as you can until you get something better. Compensate well if you are early in your career. You can say you worked for one of the worst companies in the US.

Cons

Most people have no idea what's going on. Little Leadership. Lidl Europe has just now started tightening the reins. Finally realizing all of the disorganization and waste going on. The are becoming "cost conscious" which is ironic. Might be one of the most interesting unfolding events in town. There is a joke that people are only sticking around to see what happens.

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