Does Lowe's Home Improvement pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Lowe's Home Improvement employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Lowe's Home Improvement. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Lowe's Home Improvement?

61% of Lowe's Home Improvement employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Lowe's Home Improvement 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lowe's Home Improvement?

Sales Associate (2545) , Cashier (2207) , Customer Service Associate (1856) , Sales Specialist (1121) , Head Cashier (1081) , Customer Service Representative (969) , Department Manager (929) , CSA - Customer Service Associate (858) , Sales Associate/Cashier (722) , Department Supervisor (678) , Assistant Store Manager (515) , Front End Cashier (499) , ASM- Assistant Store Manager (435) , CSA (391) , Retail Sales Associate (388)

What are the pros of working at Lowe's Home Improvement according to real employee reviews?

"The people who train you are really helpful and the pay is good for someone just starting to work" ((in 4450 reviews)); "The benefits are good and scheduling and we were working towards building relationships in the community" ((in 3360 reviews)); "Great people that work there and are very helpful when learning the job for the first time." ((in 2725 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and will teach you what you need to know for the most part" ((in 1510 reviews)); "good work environment and people" ((in 665 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Lowe's Home Improvement according to real employee reviews?

"Management was poor and had you working 16 hour days on occasions with heavy lifting all night" ((in 3629 reviews)); "Bad manager leads to if youve got time to lean youve got time to clean mentailty" ((in 1401 reviews)); "You really do have to enjoy the retail environment and me willing to work long hours including weekends and holidays." ((in 1129 reviews)); "No training was ever accomplished and the manager over the section should have been named Bill so we could call her InvisiBill!" ((in 859 reviews)); "No work/life balance for senior managers (worked no less than 50 hours a week but paid for 40)" ((in 846 reviews))

What are employees saying about Lowe's Home Improvement layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Lowe's Home Improvement layoffs and their outlook for job security at Lowe's Home Improvement in 2026.

Lowe's Home Improvement reviews

3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(47,893 total reviews)

Marvin Ellison

66% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

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Lowe's Home Improvement has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 47,893 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Lowe's Home Improvement employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Einzel- & Großhandel industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

48K reviews

2.0

Mar 31, 2009

Working for a living

Customer service associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lowe's is a good place to work if you enjoy helping customers choose the best products for their home improvement projects or personal needs. The company gives a raise following your 90 day probation period, and full-timers receive benefits after 90 days. Lowe's also offers employees the chance to apply for department manager training after six months, and you can take paid vacation after six months.

Cons

Lowe's provides little hands-on training. Most of the training you receive is computer-based courses. Staffing is a major problem-- often one employee is stuck covering two departments for several hours a day.

2.0

Mar 30, 2009

Overall Dissatisfying Work Experience with Lowe's

Lowe's store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lowe's has a good philosophy regarding balance between home life and work life. Usually in retail management postions in other companies, you are expected to work at least one day out of every weekend. At Lowe's, you are only required to work every other weekend. They do offer a 10% discount to the employee and immediate family members. I had worked for Home Depot in the past and they did not offer any discount to their employees except during the Christmas holiday season. The benefits are comparable to other big box retailers. The stores, as a whole, are cleaner than Home Depot.

Cons

The Store Manager salary at Lowe's was sub-par with othe big box retail establishements. The Store Managers are ultimately responsible for anything that goes wrong or does not get done even if a subordinate manager signed off on the task. In otherwords, the Store Manager is what the company termed "The Validator". It seemed redundant and terribly inefficient to have to run behind EVERYONE and recheck their work. Most notorious were the closing procedures. It seemed that there was no need for anyone but the Store Manager to close down the entire store for the day. The idea of a Store Manager is to TRUST the employees that he/she has working for them instead of "validating" everyl ittle task that they are entrusted to perform.

5.0

Mar 26, 2009

Come here only if you work hard and want to be rewarded for it.

Sales manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Truely a place you get out of the job what you put into it. Benifits are second to none, with even part-timers available for dental and medical. Discounts from leading cell phone company's, stock discounts, theme park discounts, relocation assistance, tuition reimbursement. A place where you don't have to have a college degree to make it a successful career.

Cons

The long hours spent away from your family.

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