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 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at The Home Depot?

68% 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, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at The Home Depot?

Sales Associate (5823) , Cashier (4090) , Customer Service Representative (1398) , Department Supervisor (1258) , Sales Associate/Cashier (1092) , Freight Team Associate (1065) , Head Cashier (865) , Associate (741) , Customer Service Associate (723) , Lot Associate (640) , Order Fulfillment Associate (585) , Retail Sales Associate (584) , Merchandiser (505) , 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 3869 reviews)); "The people you work with are great and very friendly willing to help each other." ((in 3160 reviews)); "All my coworkers are great and the head cashiers always push me to do my best every day." ((in 1696 reviews)); "Flexible hours are available and even like that you can move up to a manager or DH position." ((in 1467 reviews)); "Great corporate company and culture (truly lives by the "value wheel" shown on all store" ((in 980 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 3535 reviews)); "they pay is low and they are do not care about their employees childcare hours when scheduling" ((in 3352 reviews)); "bad manager and mangement need to be ppl oriented and worked towards employees" ((in 1437 reviews)); "So much favoritism and brown nosing" ((in 699 reviews)); "There is no work/life balance and the rumors of being a sweat shop are true." ((in 618 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.

The Home Depot reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(55,769 total reviews)

Ted Decker

66% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

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The Home Depot has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 55,769 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).

Reviews by job title

56K reviews

4.0

Feb 26, 2009

loved it, loved the people and customers and the experience

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

the availability to try all the departments. the training is thorough. fun crowd to work with.

Cons

at some points, i was dissapointed in the rate of my yearly increase based on evaluations. i couldn't see how regular associates could make house payments on what they were expected to bring home after a hard days work.

2.0

Feb 23, 2009

Depot needs to stop trying to control the wind and start learning to control its sail.

District manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good brand recognition, strong overall customer satisfaction and reputation. There are opportunities for mobility and advancement. The company has a strong benefits package

Cons

It is a retail organization and there is an expectation that managers will be constantly available. The company creates a lot of false urgency with its programs and promotions, forcing managers to instantaneously shift gears and launch off in a new direction. Managers work ~90 hrs/week and are constantly told that they need to "suck it up" and work harder in order to succeed. There is no recognition for how dedicated and how hard they work. Lip service, yes...but actual recognition and acknowledgement-- no.Get screamed at and called irresponsible if you dare turn off your blackberry at 2:00 pm on a Saturday afternoon so you can see your daughters recital and end up missing some regional honch's 2:15 request for a 2:30 conference call to discuss this morning's numbers.

4.0

Feb 20, 2009

Home Depot is making a comeback!

Director of merchandise planning

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Strong company; ability to make an impact.

Cons

Inadequate and antiquated systems and processes.

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