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 (4091) , Customer Service Associate (1986) , Certified Pharmacy Technician (1617) , 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 1858 reviews)); "It is great for people who enjoy multitasking and some of the people who work there can be pretty great." ((in 1402 reviews)); "I was lucky and had great pharmacists and coworkers who made the job feel easier." ((in 1308 reviews)); "The hours are flexible and they will work with you on what days you are available." ((in 1189 reviews)); "The best reason for working here was flexible schedules and you had an annual raise depending on your performance." ((in 624 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 2450 reviews)); "Poor management some associates basically ran the store because the managers can't seem to do their jobs!" ((in 1945 reviews)); "Bad managers will just make it seem like a job you have to make money." ((in 962 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 467 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

(37,046 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 37,046 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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Race / Ethnicity

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Reviews by job title

37K reviews

5.0

Aug 6, 2013

Great company to work for

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people to work it

Cons

Huge company; it depends on which team you work for

3.0

Aug 3, 2013

Culture Shock

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity to Learn, Culture is changing

Cons

112 years of Culture that Needs Changing

3.0

Jul 21, 2013

Software and tools beyond end of life - should have replaced within product life timeframe.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Walgreens is making changes to carry it forward to Next Generation.

Cons

Some of the Microsoft Software products were years beyond end of life. Software from Microsoft sites were for current software versions, and not the software version that Walgreens had.

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