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 (5823) , Cashier (4090) , Customer Service Representative (1398) , Department Supervisor (1258) , Sales Associate/Cashier (1092) , 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 3831 reviews)); "The people you work with are great and very friendly willing to help each other." ((in 3142 reviews)); "All my coworkers are great and the head cashiers always push me to do my best every day." ((in 1715 reviews)); "Flexible hours are available and even like that you can move up to a manager or DH position." ((in 1483 reviews)); "Great corporate company and culture (truly lives by the "value wheel" shown on all store" ((in 954 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 3522 reviews)); "they pay is low and they are do not care about their employees childcare hours when scheduling" ((in 3314 reviews)); "bad manager and mangement need to be ppl oriented and worked towards employees" ((in 1439 reviews)); "There is no work/life balance and the rumors of being a sweat shop are true." ((in 602 reviews)); "Lack of accountability from upper management" ((in 354 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

(55,767 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 55,767 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).

Reviews by job title

56K reviews

5.0

Feb 20, 2018

Hate it

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible schedule work programs

Cons

Low pay for the work

The Home Depot Response

8y

Thank you for taking the time to share your comments. Please call 1.866.698.4347 and select the option for the Associate Advice Council Group (AACG) to express your concerns.

3.0

Jan 28, 2018

Merchandiser

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Being on the Merchandising team I'm separate from the normal sales associates. I'm Mon-Fri 0500 to 1330. So weekends and most major holidays off with pay. Often I get to work alone with limited "interference" form my supervisor.

Cons

Pay. Managers trying to convince said pay is exceptional. Scheduling in each department. e.g. No Plumbing associate in in the dept from 6am to 9am. This is the norm. Pick multiple departments randomly each week and it will have no one in it. This is a con to the merchandiser team per customers will seek merchandisers for technical, time consuming help/answer. I received employee of the month and many other accolades through out the year and only got a 0.30 raise. Other got less or no raise at all. Profit sharing is a joke even if your store comes in first place. It's a heavily taxed bonus.

1.0

Jan 16, 2018

No Core Values

Contact center supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

For the work that is being done, Home Depot paid extremely well.

Cons

Extremely micromanaged. Poorly thought out scorecards and KPI's. Constant system issues. Did not take action based on customer or associate feedback. Worst of all, they pretend to live by their core values, but they do not and they will find an excuse to fire if they decide they don't like you.

The Home Depot Response

8y

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.

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