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 pay is good and you will make a lot of friends with those at the front end" ((in 4496 reviews)); "The benefits are good and scheduling and we were working towards building relationships in the community" ((in 3345 reviews)); "Great people that work there and are very helpful when learning the job for the first time." ((in 2722 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and will teach you what you need to know for the most part" ((in 1499 reviews)); "Good work environment and the facilities provided by the company are really good" ((in 670 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 3604 reviews)); "Bad manager leads to if youve got time to lean youve got time to clean mentailty" ((in 1399 reviews)); "You really do have to enjoy the retail environment and me willing to work long hours including weekends and holidays." ((in 1117 reviews)); "No training was ever accomplished and the manager over the section should have been named Bill so we could call her InvisiBill!" ((in 869 reviews)); "No work/life balance for senior managers (worked no less than 50 hours a week but paid for 40)" ((in 851 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

5.0

Jan 24, 2009

Lowe's is a work place that is committed to customer service.

Team leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There is opportunity to move up if you show initiative to do so.

Cons

You need to be in a current location for a certain time in order to move up. There is a lot of down playing other associates behind their back which happens at every work place.

3.0

Jan 23, 2009

Niblock is heading up another year of Lowe's successful balance of cost control and market penetration.

Zone manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great sales incentives, great opportunities for advancement and success within the company. You really control your own future with this company depending on how hard you work and how devoted you are. Excellent training programs, infinite number of resources to help you succeed at your job. Lowe's is well known and by working there you will add a significant notch to your resume.

Cons

If you are a salaried manager there you will end up devoting 50-60 hours per week to the company. Alot of success at Lowe's is determined by which store you end up at. If you get a good store you are set, if you are in a bad store you will feel trapped and there will be constant pressure from corporate. During the spring season you can expect to work 6 days a week and all holiday weekends. The yearly bonus program is very good; about 40% of yearly salary, but in the end when you add up the amount of hours you have worked and your personal time you have devoted to the company the bonus only seems to balance things. Coming from being a department manager making $16 an hour plus overtime during the spring months to a zone manager making $45k a year salaried, I ended up in reality making $5k more a year being a zone manager working an average 50 more hours per month.

3.0

Jan 22, 2009

Lowe's is a great place to work-if you can handle the scheduling stress and get in good with management.

Part time cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lowe's has a few good reasons to work there. Compensation at Lowe's is probably higher than in any other retail in this area. The employees are dedicated. The benefits are decent. There is some room for advancement but like alot of the others on here, you have to be in the "in" crowd to get there.

Cons

The schedules are horrible. There is no way for work/life balance, although Lowe's provides us with Lifetrack, a program that is supposed to help you find that. It is impossible with the way our schedules are run. You're always tired because you never get into any sort of pattern. My family life suffers because I'm at work when everyone else is at home.

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