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 1358 reviews)); "On pros i can say that the salary was good for the amount of work." ((in 471 reviews)); "Reasonable and offer good benefits" ((in 414 reviews)); "very warming and the people are nice" ((in 237 reviews)); "• Great team and lovely people to work with willing to help you out if needed." ((in 214 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 600 reviews)); "Poor management and very stressful at times." ((in 557 reviews)); "ABSOLUTELY no work life balance they do not care you are a human with a family etc" ((in 392 reviews)); "the managers have glazed over eyes and lack any humour due to years of being demoralised." ((in 273 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

59% would recommend to a friend

(8,081 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 8,081 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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Reviews by job title

8K reviews

1.0

Jan 11, 2015

Good compensation. Terrible work/life balance

District manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation and car use. The nature of the job is challenging and building your own teams is exciting.

Cons

Terrible work/life balance. 80 hour weeks are considered good weeks. No positive reinforcement whatsoever. Micro management is the norm.

1.0

Dec 1, 2014

Terrible company to work for.

Recycling operative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pays above minimum wage and you can easily move up the ladder or progress in the company.

Cons

Never anyone in management around when you need to speak to them in your department, unsociable hours, overtime is not optional (according to them), long working week - (many days on the trot e.g not your average 5 day a week job. More like 8-10 days on then 2 days off and back to 8-10 days/nights on.) Never got a weekend off in 2 months so don't expect one and the pay slip (apparently) doesn't show your hourly rate, hours worked and what your being paid for on the 1st month, only a figure and other info you already know - pretty much useless, unacceptable and impossible to work out your earnings.

3.0

Jun 13, 2013

Exhausting and mind numbing experience

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great wages, paid on time, very strict policies and procedures that have to be 100% adhered to. Amazing opportunity lo learn about food retailing and stock control. Very structured agenda to every day and plenty more to be expected every day... A challenge not for fait hearted

Cons

Prepare for unsociable hours, back to back shifts close-open and at the time extremely tight personnell budgets. The stora manager's role is very much 'hands on'. So, if you believe your education prepared you for shifting stock from several pallets on the daily basis - that's what you get.

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