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?

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

What are the top reviewed jobs at The Home Depot?

Sales Associate (5820) , Cashier (4089) , Customer Service Representative (1398) , Department Supervisor (1258) , Sales Associate/Cashier (1091) , Freight Team Associate (1063) , 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 3825 reviews)); "The people you work with are great and very friendly willing to help each other." ((in 3130 reviews)); "All my coworkers are great and the head cashiers always push me to do my best every day." ((in 1695 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 942 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 3518 reviews)); "they pay is low and they are do not care about their employees childcare hours when scheduling" ((in 3321 reviews)); "bad manager and mangement need to be ppl oriented and worked towards employees" ((in 1427 reviews)); "So much favoritism and brown nosing" ((in 692 reviews)); "There is no work/life balance and the rumors of being a sweat shop are true." ((in 608 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

69% would recommend to a friend

(55,756 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 55,756 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

Dec 18, 2014

Always hiring because they are always firing...

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Relatively easy to get a job

Cons

If you want some kind of long-term employment DO NOT even think about applying. Think about this, go to any home depot then go back to them again about 2 months. Do you see the same employees there? If not, well now you see why they are always hiring

The Home Depot Response

11y

Thank you for your feedback. At The Home Depot, we strive to provide an environment where associates feel they’re valued, treated fairly, and respected. Taking care of our people is one of our core values that we stress within our organization. We wish you were happier with your current management. Please call 1.866.698.4347 and select the option for the Associate Advice Council Group (AACG) to express your concerns. We’d like to help.

1.0

Sep 26, 2014

Severely Understaffed, Incompetent & Complacent Management, Poor Advancement Opportunities

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company has good benefits for those in management, but not for everyone else. They also offer training on the computer, but you rarely have a chance to do it because the stores are so severely understaffed.

Cons

They use the hell out of you. Once they hire you, they give you a schedule working 5 days a week, 4 hours a day, and no more than 28 hours a week. This is so they can avoid giving you any kind of benefits. You will literally go crazy because of how severely understaffed the stores are. Management does this so they can get a bigger bonus check. The store management are all young, inexperienced, arrogant, complacent, disorganized and incompetent. Bonuses for anybody below management level are a joke. The company pounds into your head how customer service is always the #1 priority, yet they keep all the stores running on a skeleton crew which causes most customers to leave unhappy. My advice is not to just walk away from Home Depot, but RUN.

The Home Depot Response

11y

Thank you for your hard work and dedication. We appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback. Although we are unable to comment on your specific experience, we value our associates and understand that our associates are the key to our success. We strive to create an environment where all associates feel they’re respected and that their contributions are valued. Please call 1.866.698.4347 and select the option for the Associate Advice Council Group (AACG) to express your concerns.

4.0

Aug 14, 2014

love it

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great co worker relations get along with almost everyone, fun to work at, always busy days go by fast, great management team at my store.

Cons

watching associates that do nothing (slackers) get ahead in company while the one who bust there butt do not. not promoting an associate cause there better for the store where they are now(to valuable) to the store in there present position

The Home Depot Response

11y

Thank you for taking the time to share your review. Did you know we offer a variety of training courses, leadership programs, mentoring programs and promotion opportunities to associates at all levels of the company? To learn more, visit the “Developing Potential” page on our careers website.

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