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.

The Home Depot reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(55,768 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 55,768 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 2, 2009

Home Depot is not the place to begin your career.

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

OK for part-time or short-term employment.

Cons

Don’t expect a long career here. Managers and HR aren’t supportive; all they care about are their own jobs. They say one thing but do another; although you are expected to strictly follow rules, they don’t. They have no compunction about firing anyone, even those who uncomplaining do everything that is asked of them. No thank you when you are fired. You may think some managers are supportive but when you are being fired, they look out for themselves--no one else. No employee discount.

3.0

Dec 29, 2008

It's a consistent paycheck in a bad economy.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits which include medical, dental, vision, and stock purchase discounts. The company used to give employee discounts, but this hasn't been the case in the last couple years. Perhaps once the economy picks up, the product discounts will come back for employees..

Cons

Low pay. Management doesn't take advantage of some of the talent the workforce has. The store used to be woefully understaffed, but top management expanded aprons on the floor some, and the tanking economy took care of the rest of the problem.

4.0

Dec 29, 2008

Home Depot is a great place to grow

Head cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Home Depot is a grat place to learn. I am constantly being given the chance to learn dfferent things. The training is top notch. I had nothing but training for a week before I began working there, and two full days after being promoted. Additionally there are monthly training and safety reminders given to all employee.

Cons

Often times people in mid-level supervisory positions have a big head and try to make names for themselves by being bossy rather then by bein effective. Also, Home Depot has a very slow rate of flushing out the deadbeat employees, in part because they do not provide thebest feedback when one of doing poorly.

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