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?

34% 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 (4093) , Customer Service Associate (1986) , Certified Pharmacy Technician (1618) , Shift Lead (1596) , Cashier (1359) , Pharmacist (1158) , Store Manager (1075) , Customer Service Representative (822) , Shift Leader (736) , Sales Associate/Cashier (677) , Sales Associate (595) , CSA - Customer Service Associate (594) , Assistant Manager (576) , Senior Certified Pharmacy Technician (510) , Pharmacy Manager (466)

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 1891 reviews)); "It is great for people who enjoy multitasking and some of the people who work there can be pretty great." ((in 1395 reviews)); "I was lucky and had great pharmacists and coworkers who made the job feel easier." ((in 1293 reviews)); "Hours are flexible and it is a pretty easy job once you get the hang of things." ((in 1167 reviews)); "Flexible scheduling since it's difficult to work as a nurse practitioner and have hourly and not salaried positions." ((in 616 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 2454 reviews)); "Poor management some associates basically ran the store because the managers can't seem to do their jobs!" ((in 1937 reviews)); "Bad managers will just make it seem like a job you have to make money." ((in 943 reviews)); "Poor upper management and no desire to invest in the company" ((in 525 reviews)); "back hurts leg hurts draining no work life balance not worth the stress for the pay" ((in 469 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

34% would recommend to a friend

(37,052 total reviews)

Mike Motz

26% approve of CEO

25% 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 37,052 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

4.0

Oct 3, 2013

Opportunities for Growth

Asmt

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Walgreens will take you as far as you want to go! I started as a cashier and now I am an Asmt. I have had the chance to work with some amazing people that have contributed to my growth with Walgreens. It's never a dull moment on the Corner of Happy and Healthy.

Cons

Depending on what kind of store your in, your job can be highly stressful. Slower stores receive less payroll so that means more work for you on top of all the responsibilities you have.

4.0

Sep 26, 2013

Good opportunities, difficult to earn anything, takes a lot of time more than anything.

Customer service associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-They give chances, a lot of chances -Acknowledges good employees with hours, opportunities, responsibilities (a good thing if you want to prove yourself) -They'll work you to the core if you're really up for it -Environment can be very friendly if you're not working with negative nancies. -Good hours if you're good enough. -Management will back you through any situation or possibility that occurs at work. Sometimes, even outside of work. Great stuff. -Like I've said always, not the same for all stores.

Cons

-Management and nearly everything completely different in every store besides the plan-o-grams -They'll work you to the core if you're really up for it -Since changes of management positions to team leads, the "leads" have all gone really bad or worse. -EXA's are now Assistant Store Managers and are more office ridden than ever before. -Some ASM's are really bad when it comes to working with employee's strengths and weaknesses especially the ones who didn't major in Business. -A lot of your co-workers don't "GET-IT" when it comes to working retail at a Walgreens -Sometimes you have to be able to adjust to working all 3 different shifts, easier said than done. Easier for younger non-student folk like myself to adjust to.

4.0

Sep 25, 2013

Great place to work, laid back

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart and Intelligent team. Great place, Innovative

Cons

Distributed teams on and offshore

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