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 (2206) , 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 (500) , 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 4436 reviews)); "The benefits are good and scheduling and we were working towards building relationships in the community" ((in 3418 reviews)); "Great people that work there and are very helpful when learning the job for the first time." ((in 2698 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and will teach you what you need to know for the most part" ((in 1485 reviews)); "Good work environment and the facilities provided by the company are really good" ((in 674 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 3655 reviews)); "Bad manager leads to if youve got time to lean youve got time to clean mentailty" ((in 1415 reviews)); "You really do have to enjoy the retail environment and me willing to work long hours including weekends and holidays." ((in 1119 reviews)); "The management is usually pretty bad and there is basically no training for the job position." ((in 843 reviews)); "No work/life balance for senior managers (worked no less than 50 hours a week but paid for 40)" ((in 842 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

(47,888 total reviews)

Marvin Ellison

67% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (47,888 reviews)

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Lowe's Home Improvement has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 47,888 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

Nov 18, 2008

A great place to build your future!

Recruiting manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture and integrity-based senior management. There are great career paths for those in the stores, in distribution or in the stores. While other companies tend to be competitive, Lowe's is a very collaborative environment. It is a company you can be proud to say you work for. Team Lowe's Racing has a poroud tradition to follow. Everyone in the corporate office knows we are ultimately working for the store and distribution employees and really for our customers.

Cons

Retail is tough and not for everyone, but Lowe's get's it right. I have worked at a number of other Fortune 500 companies and Lowe's is right up there with the best. There really are no real downsides. Corporate politics? You've got that anywhere.

3.0

Nov 18, 2008

Lowe's--Decent pay if you can put up with it

Customer service associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I received a decent salary while working there through college. Great co-workers who made time go by quickly.

Cons

Unqualified upper management who are more concerned with their own bonuses rather than their employees. I was employed there for 1.5 years and only had 2 weekends off--weekends meaning Saturday and Sunday, not including Friday. I had much more knowledge of the plumbing department than any manager working there.

3.0

Nov 18, 2008

Good advancement, crappy scheduling.

Department manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There is opportunity for fast advancement and good training programs. As a company they have good values and provide a good service. People are treated fairly. Many people come over from our rival, as they treat their employees quite badly. Management has never really failed me. with the exception of me wanting to step down, they are really dragging their feet.

Cons

They have a really bad scheduling system. It is the worst thing I have ever seen. They make you work morning, mid shifts and nights. You never really know when you will work. my store had severe people scheduling problems.

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Customer Service - Pro

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