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 (5810) , Cashier (4083) , Customer Service Representative (1394) , Department Supervisor (1256) , 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 3841 reviews)); "The people you work with are great and very friendly willing to help each other." ((in 3126 reviews)); "All my coworkers are great and the head cashiers always push me to do my best every day." ((in 1681 reviews)); "Flexible hours are available and even like that you can move up to a manager or DH position." ((in 1473 reviews)); "Great corporate company and culture (truly lives by the "value wheel" shown on all store" ((in 951 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 3498 reviews)); "they pay is low and they are do not care about their employees childcare hours when scheduling" ((in 3289 reviews)); "bad manager and mangement need to be ppl oriented and worked towards employees" ((in 1433 reviews)); "There is no work/life balance and the rumors of being a sweat shop are true." ((in 601 reviews)); "Lack of accountability from upper management" ((in 357 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

69% would recommend to a friend

(55,670 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 55,670 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

2.0

Mar 29, 2009

Hey, it's a paycheck.

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's easy work, and (most of the time) easy to get. This may be due to the company's high turnover rate, however.

Cons

The stores and management are disorganized, cashiers have to put up with a lot of abuse from customers. The communication system in the store where I worked was ineffective. They used walkie-talkies, but only the floor staff were allowed to use them, not the cashiers. If there was an item brought up to the cash register that did not have a bar code or SKU number, the cashiers had to rely on the register phones to contact the floor staff to find the price of the item. The floor staff rarely answered their phones.

2.0

Mar 25, 2009

Beware!

Internal auditor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Home Depot is almost always hiring and is a well recognized company. Salary ranges are reasonable for the positions.

Cons

Home Depot management was very judgemental on issues that do not pertain to performance. Managment is focused way too much on appearances regardless of the quality of work and employees are expected to keep extra long hours. A work life balance was difficult because of the hours and it is takes forever to get out of the parking deck. Also there was a secret network of communication where managment bashes the employees. It was not a comfortable environment to work in.

4.0

Jan 5, 2009

overall, a decent place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Home Depot was a great place to work. The overall atmosphere was professional, but there was still an element that was down to earth. Management was friendly and "on the floor" much of the time, and very helpful if an associate needed assistance. Communication seemed above average, however, it is one of those areas that can always use improvement and fine tuning. The overall compensation and benefit package seemed above average, having insurance for both full time and part time employees. Career opportunities seemed to be there, however, finding an open position may be tough when many associates would choose to stay rather than leave. Very flexible for students, always working with the class schedule in order to fit them in.

Cons

Many people have the image of Home Depot while it was under previous management. They are really making an effort to put the associates needs first, and change the corporate culture of the company for the positive.

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