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.

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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

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

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).

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56K reviews

3.0

Feb 19, 2009

It's tolerable...if you grit your teeth enough.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Home Depot has really good part time medical, dental and vision insurance plans and they don't complain too much if you have to miss work for some reason.

Cons

Sometimes store supervisors and managers make really bone-headed Chinese fire-drill type situations out of nothing. It seems like they lose sight of the big picture and fail to realize essential factors that may cause decisions to go awry.

4.0

Feb 18, 2009

Home Depot is a good place to work.

Department supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Home Depot is a large, stable company. The benefits package is top notch (even part timers health care coverage is better than many employers full time coverage). There is a lot of room to move up within the company, and a very diverse set of jobs available. There is also a lot of support and training available to associates.

Cons

There is a bit of the " I feel like a number" syndrome sometimes. There can also be some difficulty in doing things that are "outside the box". Everything is mapped out and there is little room for creativity and deviation from the plan.

3.0

Feb 15, 2009

Be ready to work really hard to make any money....but it can be done!

Sales consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Home Depot does offer a decent benifits package after you've been employed for over one year. The probationary period (year one), benifit levels are greatly reduced. But after that year is up, the good stuff does kick in. They also offer a discounted stock purchase plan where you can buy HD stock 15% off the quoted stock price.

Cons

The biggest downside of the RSW sales position is that the pay is straight commision. You get 8% of your sales, which is a bit low for home improvement sales. The biggest problem with the job is the lack of lead generated for you by the company. You are expected to hang out at a local HD store and work the isles to generate your own leads. O, and they expect you to schedule 40 sales meetings a week. Thats hard to do when your pounding the isles trying to find someone willing to sit down and talk.

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