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 (2544) , Cashier (2205) , 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 3420 reviews)); "Great people that work there and are very helpful when learning the job for the first time." ((in 2736 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and will teach you what you need to know for the most part" ((in 1491 reviews)); "good work environment and rewarding" ((in 655 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 3611 reviews)); "Bad manager leads to if youve got time to lean youve got time to clean mentailty" ((in 1399 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 838 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

(47,883 total reviews)

Marvin Ellison

67% 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 47,883 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

3.0

Oct 4, 2008

Experience will vary with store location.

Customer service associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A generally flexible working environment. There are opportunities to learn multiple departments within the store as well as transfer to them. Customer Focuses bonuses for simply doing your job are pretty decent throughout the year.

Cons

As a retail business weekends are a must for availability. Also with retail, customers can sometimes tend to be quite rude and demanding but generally not the case. Some cases of poor management often cause morale issues among floor employees.

3.0

Oct 1, 2008

Some keys to Lowes...

Customer service representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Advancement is possible/ believeable, it can happen if you want to grow within the company.

Cons

Company rules as far as vacation/ time off. 30 days in advance and it's not guaranteed you'll get your time off. Also, my location doesn't encourage continuing education outside of the company (college)...

2.0

Oct 1, 2008

Good for short-term or very long term.

Rtm clerk

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, reasonable hours for retail work, benefits for part-time employees. If you are uneducated and need a job with long-term benefits and a retirement plan, it's the way to go. A lot of older employees - returning to work, or even retirees just needing a few hours seem to be happy working there. Honestly the stock options and 401k benefits are hard to find anywhere else. There are also usually enough part-timers and younger workers that will work the later hours that parents and older employees may not be willing to work. Overall it wasn't a horrible experience but I found myself dissatisfied often.

Cons

Management seems uncaring at times. You can get shuffled around without any warning, and it's not usually to a department or job that you would ask for. I was moved laterally several times when I thought it should warrant a promotion and/or a payraise. In my eyes, moving from cashier to cash office clerk is a promotion - it required a lot more brains and trust than just managing a $200 cash drawer. That job change did not come with promotion, and then I was moved from there to a Special Order Sales Clerk (title no longer exists) without promotion, and then to RTM clerk with out them asking if I wanted it or a payraise. In 3 years, I only received one raise but was definitely expected to do more each year. Time off is hard to get when you want it.

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