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 (4104) , Customer Service Associate (1987) , Certified Pharmacy Technician (1618) , Shift Lead (1598) , Cashier (1359) , Pharmacist (1159) , Store Manager (1077) , Customer Service Representative (822) , Shift Leader (736) , 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.

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Walgreens reviews

3.0

33% would recommend to a friend

(37,092 total reviews)

Mike Motz

24% 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 37,092 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

1.0

Mar 21, 2010

CPht for Walgreens

Pharmacy technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They at least give you plenty of hours, but that's only if you're competent. Vacation time is acceptable. Sometimes you get a friendly manager.

Cons

Management doesn't really care if you're sick or injured, you still get written up for being absent. The compensation isn't acceptable for work done. No bonuses. People call in sick all the time and you always end up being the only tech on duty with usually 400 prescriptions to type into computer, fill, and ring up daily. Co-workers are very cliquey and two-faced.

4.0

Mar 17, 2010

From the float pool....

Pharmacist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very easy to use, intuitive computer system. Fair compensation comparable to other chains. Great support from supervisory staff. Pharmacy is the majority of business, so it seems to be a priority for the company.

Cons

You are one in a million...... literally. There are so many other people that are doing the exact same thing you are doing. I am okay with that as i can see that these are often the best practices for the situation. However, I would not reccommend this job to someone who doesn't like authority figures.

2.0

Mar 15, 2010

Better than most clerk jobs, but still not appealing

Photo specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Probably the best things about working at Walgreen's is the amount of flexibility that you have in the position. There are many times that it is slow and you are able to work on different tasks. At many other stores of the same category, you are often stuck at the register or post doing the same monotonous task for the entire shift, but Walgreen's makes it possible to do other tasks in addition to the routine tasks you would expect.

Cons

As with any cashier/customer service jobs, you always run into customer that try their hardest to get under your skin. Management can be demeaning at times and I don't think that they are willing to understand how much an associate is possible of doing. Having a degree, it is very degrading being talked to the way they talk to their associates.

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