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?

59% 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 (1394) , 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 (174) , Customer Service (167) , Werkstudent (158) , Deputy Manager (152)

What are the pros of working at Lidl according to real employee reviews?

"One of the best aspects of working as a Shift Manager at Lidl is the good pay." ((in 1347 reviews)); "On pros i can say that the salary was good for the amount of work." ((in 467 reviews)); "Reasonable and offer good benefits" ((in 402 reviews)); "very warming and the people are nice" ((in 240 reviews)); "The team is great and very friendly." ((in 216 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 604 reviews)); "Poor management and very stressful at times." ((in 574 reviews)); "ABSOLUTELY no work life balance they do not care you are a human with a family etc" ((in 386 reviews)); "the managers have glazed over eyes and lack any humour due to years of being demoralised." ((in 269 reviews)); "They give no training at all and expect you to know how to do everything." ((in 134 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

59% would recommend to a friend

(8,079 total reviews)

Kenneth McGrath

73% 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

3.0

Senior management

2.9

Work/Life balance

Lidl has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 8,079 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

1.0

Oct 13, 2017

Terrible company

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits. Decent pay, whenever you do receive it.

Cons

Payroll issues you rarely receive your paycheck in full or on time. Extremely high turnover. Senior leadership is extremely disrespectful to store associates. Senior leadership has no accountability. There is no communication or guidelines. Everyday policy is changed but not communicated to everyone. The "pillars" of the company are rarely upheld. There is NO work life balance.

1.0

Jun 26, 2017

Great possibilities but lack of qualified people

Would be great

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay! Advancement if young and willing to kiss butt. Health insurance. Not much else just trying to reach the 20 word minimum! Great US push of opening stores.

Cons

Unqualified managers with little people skills and lack of professionalism! Everyone thinking they are going to be promoted by sucking up to the managers whether in warehouse or corporate . Lack of communication of what exactly is happening and what store is opening. Constantly changing schedules on hourly s to conform to managers opportunities.

2.0

Apr 11, 2017

What You Hear About Them Isn't What You Get!

Customer assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Boxing Day and New Years Day off - You get paid for every minute you work - 10% staff discount but 20% over Christmas

Cons

- They don't give contracted hours - or any at all which leads to undertime and no pay. - They don't amend shift start times according to travel arrangements - They don't organise shifts and rotas fairly - they say you only work 2 saturday and 2 sundays a month but you'll always work 90% of them. - Management is poor - Area managers are never available to talk to about work issues - Management swear constantly

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