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 (5807) , Cashier (4080) , Customer Service Representative (1394) , Department Supervisor (1255) , Sales Associate/Cashier (1090) , Freight Team Associate (1059) , Head Cashier (863) , Associate (739) , Customer Service Associate (722) , Lot Associate (639) , Retail Sales Associate (584) , Order Fulfillment Associate (582) , Merchandiser (504) , Garden Sales Associate (454) , 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 3826 reviews)); "The people you work with are great and very friendly willing to help each other." ((in 3133 reviews)); "All my coworkers are great and the head cashiers always push me to do my best every day." ((in 1666 reviews)); "Flexible hours are available and even like that you can move up to a manager or DH position." ((in 1465 reviews)); "Great corporate company and culture (truly lives by the "value wheel" shown on all store" ((in 964 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 3495 reviews)); "they pay is low and they are do not care about their employees childcare hours when scheduling" ((in 3278 reviews)); "bad manager and mangement need to be ppl oriented and worked towards employees" ((in 1449 reviews)); "So much favoritism and brown nosing" ((in 681 reviews)); "There is no work/life balance and the rumors of being a sweat shop are true." ((in 603 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

(55,648 total reviews)

Ted Decker

67% 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 55,648 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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56K reviews

1.0

Jan 27, 2015

Home Depot Interiors is not family friendly.

Outside sales consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great customers. Enthusiastic co-workers. You get to know a lot of employees working in different positions at several stores. The training is pretty good considering the volume of material. You get to see a lot of the state.

Cons

Crazy hours. 16 hour days six days a week. No time for family or meals. In customer houses 2-3 hours or more selling cabinets, closets, garages, countertops, back splashes. No compensation for gas or anything else. If you can't talk people into buying the product the same day you show it, don't take this job. Pricing could be anywhere from $6,000 to nearly $27,000.

The Home Depot Response

11y

Thank you for your review. “Taking Care of Our People” is one of our core values. We try our best to accommodate our associates’ needs and will share this information with others. - Alexia H.

5.0

Sep 14, 2012

Moving Up The Home Depot Ladder.

Head cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Better benefits are offered as the years you work go on and stock is also available at really low prices. Flexible hours are available and even like that you can move up to a manager or DH position. Every six months you will get a raise ranging from 50 cents to $1.00.

Cons

Managers have their favorite associates and will fire people that actually work. You always have to watch your back since its a free for all when it comes to moving up the ladder. You have to start in the very bottom to make it to the top.. At least 10 years to become a store manager and a college degree.

2.0

Jan 13, 2025

RTO Was a Mistake; THD Otherwise OK

Sr developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The culture that THD (at least) puts forth is admirable. Do the right thing, take care of your people, all good stuff. The obvious pro is that Home Depot is one of the safest choices you could make, as they're here to stay.

Cons

I honestly feel duped. My technically oriented team that is mostly out-of-state worked remotely, and I dreamt of continuing to build my career here, but the RTO mandate has stripped that away. Even if we do relocate to Atlanta, Home Depot will not cover moving expenses and would not even improve salary post inflation. We have had record breaking years and some of the best sales days in history, to be punished in this way. And even if I do stay, the extent to which management caters to upper leadership's fear of change trumps any spark for real innovation, and our self development is drowned.

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