Does Walgreens pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Walgreens employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Walgreens. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Walgreens?

33% of Walgreens employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Walgreens 2.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Walgreens?

Pharmacy Technician (4108) , Customer Service Associate (1988) , Certified Pharmacy Technician (1618) , Shift Lead (1600) , Cashier (1359) , Pharmacist (1159) , Store Manager (1078) , Customer Service Representative (822) , Shift Leader (737) , Sales Associate/Cashier (679) , Sales Associate (596) , CSA - Customer Service Associate (595) , Assistant Manager (577) , Senior Certified Pharmacy Technician (511) , Pharmacy Manager (468)

What are the pros of working at Walgreens according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits but they were changing these as I was leaving not sure they are still good." ((in 1897 reviews)); "It is great for people who enjoy multitasking and some of the people who work there can be pretty great." ((in 1411 reviews)); "I was lucky and had great pharmacists and coworkers who made the job feel easier." ((in 1326 reviews)); "The hours are flexible and they will work with you on what days you are available." ((in 1163 reviews)); "Flexible scheduling since it's difficult to work as a nurse practitioner and have hourly and not salaried positions." ((in 635 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Walgreens according to real employee reviews?

"Also very low pay and you won't receive your pay raise even when promised after the one year mark." ((in 2437 reviews)); "Poor management some associates basically ran the store because the managers can't seem to do their jobs!" ((in 1931 reviews)); "Bad managers will just make it seem like a job you have to make money." ((in 970 reviews)); "Poor upper management and no desire to invest in the company" ((in 515 reviews)); "back hurts leg hurts draining no work life balance not worth the stress for the pay" ((in 472 reviews))

What are employees saying about Walgreens layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Walgreens layoffs and their outlook for job security at Walgreens in 2026.

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Walgreens reviews

3.0

33% would recommend to a friend

(37,111 total reviews)

Mike Motz

23% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

2.9

Career opportunities

2.8

Culture & values

2.8

Work/Life balance

2.8

Compensation and benefits

2.6

Senior management

Walgreens has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 37,111 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Walgreens 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

37K reviews

3.0

May 10, 2011

It was great until they put a new store manager where I was working and he was a jerk.

Certified photo specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It was a ok place to work, the work wasn't really hard and had nice customers for the most part.

Cons

The worst part was that if you had a problem with the store manager you couldn't do anything about it the other managers nor the district manager cared.

1.0

May 9, 2011

love the co-worker not managerment?

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I love to see the customer when they come in the store .

Cons

Managerment there is none ok.

4.0

May 5, 2011

Not for the faint of heart

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Walgreens is a great place to work because it challenges you. You are required to sell, work tasks, and pay attention to customers all at the same time. If you don't push yourself, you won't make it. If you are lazy and just want to stand around you will be stuck as front cashier (which I think is the lowest position in the store) for a very long time. If you don't feel like Walgreens is fair to be like this, well guess what all retail stores are like this. If you don't like it, get out of retail.

Cons

The downside to Walgreens is the downside to any retail store. You have to work and you have to work hard. That means coming in consistently on weekends and holidays. I worked Christmas day last year. Be prepared for it. It's not easy. Just like any other job if you have the wrong manager your job will not be pleasant. I'm very thankful for the store manager that I have right now. If I didn't have him I probably would quit. Walgreens is also known for coupon shoppers. Some of them are very nice, and I like seeing them every day. Others are greedy and aren't very polite at all. It's hard dealing with them sometimes because they aren't considerate of other customers or the store...

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