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 (4090) , Customer Service Associate (1985) , 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 1873 reviews)); "It is great for people who enjoy multitasking and some of the people who work there can be pretty great." ((in 1401 reviews)); "I was lucky and had great pharmacists and coworkers who made the job feel easier." ((in 1322 reviews)); "Hours are flexible and it is a pretty easy job once you get the hang of things." ((in 1186 reviews)); "Flexible scheduling since it's difficult to work as a nurse practitioner and have hourly and not salaried positions." ((in 607 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 2430 reviews)); "Poor management some associates basically ran the store because the managers can't seem to do their jobs!" ((in 1928 reviews)); "Bad managers will just make it seem like a job you have to make money." ((in 951 reviews)); "Poor upper management and no desire to invest in the company" ((in 527 reviews)); "back hurts leg hurts draining no work life balance not worth the stress for the pay" ((in 480 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

(37,041 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 37,041 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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37K reviews

5.0

Dec 8, 2008

WALGREENS~ THE NUMBER ONE CHOICE FOR CONSUMERS AS WELL AS EMPLOYEES!!!!

Senior pharmacy technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Walgreens is by far the best pharmacy to work for. Our pharmacy is all about customer service and making sure that we go above and beyond what the "Normal" pharmacy is willing to do. I have worked for other pharmacies and have not found one yet that shows their care and concern for the employees, as Walgreens does. I could not be happier or more proud to work for this company.

Cons

None that I have discovered

4.0

Dec 1, 2008

Pro's and Cons

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits that go above the pay

Cons

Hours, noncommunication on upward promotion.

3.0

Nov 29, 2008

Walgreens: the good and the bad.

assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The opportunity to build good relationships with individuals. To interact with people who are ill and are there as patients in the healthcare system. Career opps are there because it's such a huge company. It gave me an opportunity to get into management that I otherwise wouldn't have had. The compensation is higher than many other companies with similar positions. As far as recognition and feedback goes if you have observant intelligent leaders your work will be appreciated and recognized. I personally have been very satisfied with the District management. The current DM in my district has raised the minimum level of what I expect of myself. I'll always appreciate that.

Cons

The company is so large and so many positions need to be filled that there are too many unqualified people in leadership postions (as well as non leadership positions). Because of this I feel some of them do not know how to communicate properly or lead. Instead some of them merely tell people what to do. Leadership is much more than just telling people what to do (A common saying in these situations is: we have a business to run.) Of course you do. People work there and paople shop there. In this worst case scenario the imbalance is there. Where these leaders exist morale also suffers. As well as some employees feeling an imbalance to work-life. Of course some of these issues are true in any company.

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