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 3840 reviews)); "The people you work with are great and very friendly willing to help each other." ((in 3149 reviews)); "All my coworkers are great and the head cashiers always push me to do my best every day." ((in 1711 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 962 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 3544 reviews)); "they pay is low and they are do not care about their employees childcare hours when scheduling" ((in 3299 reviews)); "bad manager and mangement need to be ppl oriented and worked towards employees" ((in 1438 reviews)); "There is no work/life balance and the rumors of being a sweat shop are true." ((in 611 reviews)); "Management and Dept Supervisors have their own clicks." ((in 336 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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Reviews by job title

56K reviews

5.0

Jan 25, 2009

I love living the orange life.

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I have worked at several other retail companies and Home Depot has been the first one that has made me feel value added. They really take the time to do things right the first time instead of the normal rush that I find at other companies. They give lots of recognition. You can go into any Home Depot and find just about every associate has some sort of badge on their apron. They also have excellent training that will give you the confidence to do your best.

Cons

You have to keep in mind it is a wherehouse so they all are extremely dusty.

5.0

Jan 24, 2009

Home depot Great place to work.

D29 department head

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Home depot gives anyone that wants to work hard a chance to advance. I know district and regional managers who started off as cart boys. I started off as regular associate with minimal retail experience and now i am be considered for assistant manager positions. The home depot offers great advancement opportunities. Home depot also pays well for the positions. Most of the other workers at home depot are nice to work with and skilled at there job.

Cons

The only down side is the schedule if you can not put up with a changing schedule and working weekends this job is not for you.

4.0

Jan 20, 2009

Needing More Help, Helping the Customer

Kitchen designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun, Friendly Atmosphere. It keeps me active and busy and I am not sitting behind a desk all day long. I enjoy the volunteer programs that Home Depot is involved with. There are all kinds of groups and committees that you can join. Outstanding feedback on issues that employees are having, mostly through "town hall" meetings, where associates can say what is good and bad about their store. It is a job where I can use my degree as an Interior Designer, and gain experience for the future, and I get paid better than I would starting out at any other job straight out of college.

Cons

Sometimes I feel that the store is unorganized. There will be merchandise on pallets in odd places, and unlike other retail stores there are no "self-check" services and there is no way to find an items location easily. I feel like some of the services that we offer are not described enough to the associates. It is definantly a place where if you want to learn the information, beyond the classes they teach you, then you are on your own.

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