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 2% 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 (4105) , Customer Service Associate (1987) , Certified Pharmacy Technician (1618) , Shift Lead (1598) , Cashier (1359) , Pharmacist (1159) , Store Manager (1077) , 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 (510) , 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 1857 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 1334 reviews)); "Hours are flexible and it is a pretty easy job once you get the hang of things." ((in 1159 reviews)); "The best reason for working here was flexible schedules and you had an annual raise depending on your performance." ((in 643 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 2426 reviews)); "Poor management some associates basically ran the store because the managers can't seem to do their jobs!" ((in 1955 reviews)); "Bad managers will just make it seem like a job you have to make money." ((in 954 reviews)); "Poor upper management and no desire to invest in the company" ((in 524 reviews)); "back hurts leg hurts draining no work life balance not worth the stress for the pay" ((in 470 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.

Walgreens reviews

3.0

33% would recommend to a friend

(37,097 total reviews)

Mike Motz

24% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

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Walgreens has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 37,097 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).

Reviews by job title

37K reviews

3.0

Sep 22, 2010

Pretty descent company based off my experience

Head photo specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Based on my opinion communication within the work place is key to being successful and Walgreen seems to be improving in that area. Job security is good and the pay is slightly above average.

Cons

None against Walgreen, but labor laws have made it difficult to terminate employees who are performing below average and purposefully fail to follow certain company procedure.

2.0

Sep 21, 2010

Don't get suckered by Wags

Executive assistant store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay. but you will earn every penny, they want you to do a lot.

Cons

As a Manager they want you to know how to work in the pharncey, the photo center, cosmetics, stoke the shelves work over night count money run the cash reg, and do it all at the same time.

1.0

Sep 20, 2010

Sweat shop

Senior certified pharmacy technnician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

the only plus to working for this company now is for profit sharing ---- they match almost 3 to 1

Cons

-#1 UNPROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT ( pharmacy and store managers (not MGT/EXA )) -cutbacks on hours in the busiest pharmacy in the dristrict when profits have increased over the last year - treat employees like door mats, they get walked all over - management discussing personal, confidential information with non-management employees - working in a 24 hour store------enough said - the #1 most profitable company in the WORLD is firing like crazy, yet is in a hiring freeze - putting more workload on non-salary employees, and getting rid of salary-based positions - people that work in the pharmacy need to make more money----the pharmacy is at least 70% of the sales and do way more important things than getting change and stocking shelves ( sorry managers) but thats just the way it is. Who cares about photo, cosmetics, or suggestive sale....focus on the core of your company----you are sloganed "the pharmacy america trusts" you wanna make cuts-----cut managements $ and redistribute it to the ones who really affect your corporate bonuses and pay your mortgages.

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