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?

"Good pay but works out at minimum pay when you divide between the hours you work." ((in 1340 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 418 reviews)); "very warming and the people are nice" ((in 235 reviews)); "• Great team and lovely people to work with willing to help you out if needed." ((in 224 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 608 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 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 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

59% would recommend to a friend

(8,081 total reviews)

Kenneth McGrath

73% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

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Lidl has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 8,081 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

2.0

Jul 11, 2019

Good pay, no professional development

District manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits and pay are great

Cons

No valuable relationship with superiors which results in stagnant, repetitive routines and a lack of professional challenges or development.

2.0

Jun 21, 2019

It goes downhill

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Feel like family, good pay

Cons

Poor upper management, no trust.

1.0

May 9, 2019

Incredibly Negative Experience

Freelance graphic designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The location was good enough, not much to commute.

Cons

During my interview, I received discrimination and racism in one comment by the interviewer. The interviewer brought politics into the discussion and raised her countries view point in not recognizing that my country isn't recognized as a state. So to my fellow shqipes and people of any other ethnicity who's recieved some form of abused on the basis of your colour/religion w.e it could be. Do not work for Lidl. I raised this issue, but I had to drop the case as people were at risk of their jobs. Don't worry, you could probably figure who I am, however, I've informed people of my situation, it took me a long time to make a review but it was one I had to.

Lidl Response

6y

Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We would like to discuss this in more detail, so please do contact us at careers.sm@lidl.co.uk when you have the time. We do wish you the very best for the future. - Andy, Lidl GB

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