Does The Home Depot pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, The Home Depot employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at The Home Depot. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at The Home Depot?

69% of The Home Depot employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated The Home Depot 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at The Home Depot?

Sales Associate (5806) , Cashier (4080) , Customer Service Representative (1393) , Department Supervisor (1255) , Sales Associate/Cashier (1089) , Freight Team Associate (1058) , Head Cashier (862) , Associate (737) , Customer Service Associate (722) , Lot Associate (639) , Retail Sales Associate (584) , Order Fulfillment Associate (582) , Merchandiser (503) , Garden Sales Associate (453) , Customer Service (443)

What are the pros of working at The Home Depot according to real employee reviews?

"good benefits for both full time and part time; benefits for domestic partners; close" ((in 3799 reviews)); "The people you work with are great and very friendly willing to help each other." ((in 3125 reviews)); "All my coworkers are great and the head cashiers always push me to do my best every day." ((in 1686 reviews)); "Flexible hours are available and even like that you can move up to a manager or DH position." ((in 1475 reviews)); "Great corporate company and culture (truly lives by the "value wheel" shown on all store" ((in 972 reviews))

What are the cons of working at The Home Depot according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and it can be exhausting and can potentially negatively impact your health (think inhaling cement etc)." ((in 3545 reviews)); "they pay is low and they are do not care about their employees childcare hours when scheduling" ((in 3292 reviews)); "bad manager and mangement need to be ppl oriented and worked towards employees" ((in 1437 reviews)); "So much favoritism and brown nosing" ((in 674 reviews)); "There is no work/life balance and the rumors of being a sweat shop are true." ((in 605 reviews))

What are employees saying about The Home Depot layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about The Home Depot layoffs and their outlook for job security at The Home Depot in 2026.

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3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(55,635 total reviews)

Ted Decker

68% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

The Home Depot has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 55,635 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The The Home Depot employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Einzel- & Großhandel industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

56K reviews

4.0

Feb 24, 2022

Xx

Freight team associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great support during Covid Bonuses Yearly raises

Cons

Back breaking work Understaffed at times

5.0

Apr 24, 2015

Changed my opinion about retailing

Merchandising execution associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The Home Depot has a solid moral compass. They aren't about sacrificing their ethics for the sake of a sale, which I love. They also hire a diverse group of people and give a lot back to the community. They offer a lot of benefits and little treats for their employees. Although they push their associates to meet quota, they're realistic about what can and can't be accomplished.

Cons

Home Depot has two different sides to it. Store associates and those of us considered "store support" who are payed by the vendors but work in the stores 100% of the time. I constantly hear about how store associates are stressed out by management and their hours are being rearranged a lot, cut, and they often are stretched thin due to lack of full staffing. "Store support" associates who do merchandising have it better than those who work in specific departments. However, you never really gain knowledge unless you have the time to look things up and read packaging.

The Home Depot Response

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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. From the top down, the key to business at The Home Depot is our commitment to not only customer service, but to our associates. Because taking care of associates is one of our core values, we’re always looking for ways to ensure our associates have equal access to growth and development opportunities. We strive to provide an environment where associates feel they’re valued, treated fairly and respected.

4.0

Jan 6, 2016

Appliance specialist

Appliance sales specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits and ira / paid vacation and sick pay / helpful co workers

Cons

Cliques with management / jealous of you when goals for sales and leads and credit are met monthly. Seek ways to terminate the best. 😈 😈 devil. Favoritism rules there.

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