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 (1120) , Head Cashier (1081) , Customer Service Representative (969) , Department Manager (929) , CSA - Customer Service Associate (858) , Sales Associate/Cashier (722) , Department Supervisor (677) , 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

(47,886 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 47,886 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

Sep 29, 2008

Lowe's is ok, but could be better

Merchandiser

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

lots of opportunities within the organization-you can move around in different departments once you get in the door, good experience to work with a large, sucessful company, nice work environment in a relatively cheap area of the country, job security and stability is also a plus for Lowe's,

Cons

lots of red tape, lots of people just waiting for retirement--not energetic or motivated, pay is lower than at other retailers, cutting expenses so much, its to the detriment of the business, total lack of holidays-Lowe's is only closed two days a year, so there rest of the holidays are floating, and there is not many of them, lack of vacation, especially for non-senior employees

3.0

Sep 27, 2008

Depends on you...

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They pay fairly well for entry-level, they give decent raises, there are some upper-level jobs that are worth having. Also, you learn about home improvement, which saved me money when I had the knowledge and resources to do my own projects.

Cons

Management says that they're fair about who gets jobs, but they will lie to you about your chances of getting a particular job, or pick someone without considering your application at all. The company wants to be WalMart instead of the local hardware store, which makes it impersonal and hard to perform as well as you could, as you have very little support in going above and beyond in helping customers.

5.0

Sep 25, 2008

Excellent Pay, Good Benefits, Mostly Friendly & Intellegent People

Sales specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation & Benefits are at the top of the list, but overall it is a great place to work. The managers are generally good people with good intentions, and they have a tendency to actually listen to your ideas and consider them if not pat you on the back and tell you "good thinking". Praise seems to be fairly abundant and hard work is usually noticed and praised.

Cons

You will always have at least one incompetent manager to deal with no matter where you work.

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