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 (434) , 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 4463 reviews)); "The benefits are good and scheduling and we were working towards building relationships in the community" ((in 3355 reviews)); "Great people that work there and are very helpful when learning the job for the first time." ((in 2717 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and will teach you what you need to know for the most part" ((in 1501 reviews)); "good work environment and people" ((in 673 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 3608 reviews)); "Bad manager leads to if youve got time to lean youve got time to clean mentailty" ((in 1416 reviews)); "Long hours and shift times flip flop throughout the week making it difficult to have free time with family." ((in 1133 reviews)); "The management is usually pretty bad and there is basically no training for the job position." ((in 867 reviews)); "No work/life balance for senior managers (worked no less than 50 hours a week but paid for 40)" ((in 858 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

(47,889 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 47,889 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

4.0

Feb 12, 2009

Who's the best? Lowe's.

Customer service associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A lot of possibilities for career growth. Equal opportunity to anyone who shows they are willing to work hard and take instructions well. I have always felt for the most part that the right people were getting promotions and the right people were not getting promotions. Management seems to quickly pick up on the accociates who are working hard and making Lowe's a better working environment.

Cons

Retail hours are awful. They offer a rotation schedule to the hourly employees, just one weekend a month and one of the weeks you get off Sunday and Friday. Pretty sorry. Also, at my current store we have to do an immature cheerleader like Lowe's cheer. It's rather embarrassing and makes me feel like i'm working somewhere i wish i wasn't.

4.0

Feb 9, 2009

Lowes Remains an Awesome Employer Even During an Era of Economic Distress

Team leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great environment Opportunities for advancement Educational opportunities Rapport within the community

Cons

Working every weekend is the worst part. However, it is to be expected in the retail business.

4.0

Feb 9, 2009

Join the lowes Family!

Sales specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I find it depends on your situation, but Lowes has been a very caring a nd understanding employeer. Some members of management are not helpfull but most have a genuine interest in you as a person. They have a great 401 and stock program (Retire Rich). After 3 plus years at my location, It feals like an extended family. I also belive that the pay rate is very fair compaired to other big box retailers, and lowes remains very strong in this very bad economy. Our store seems to almost always promote from within and seems very loyal to its associates. Your fellow associates are from the local area, but are a very ecclectic group of individuals. Lowes associates make the job for me, I honesty can say I have many friends at work... rangeing in age from 18 to 75!

Cons

I really do not like the "corporate Schedule". I know its to be fair for everyone, but it would be nice if it was consistant. You will wind up working mornings than nights and then mornings a gain....all in a week or two. Zone managers get "stuck " in the managements of their zones and pull associates to their zone areas to finish tasks that they want done. This often leaves your area or worklist incomplete. This is not true of every ZM but their are a few out there!

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