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 (4089) , Customer Service Associate (1985) , Certified Pharmacy Technician (1617) , Shift Lead (1595) , 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 1845 reviews)); "It is great for people who enjoy multitasking and some of the people who work there can be pretty great." ((in 1391 reviews)); "I was lucky and had great pharmacists and coworkers who made the job feel easier." ((in 1302 reviews)); "The hours are flexible and they will work with you on what days you are available." ((in 1200 reviews)); "The best reason for working here was flexible schedules and you had an annual raise depending on your performance." ((in 614 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 2422 reviews)); "Poor management some associates basically ran the store because the managers can't seem to do their jobs!" ((in 1933 reviews)); "Bad managers will just make it seem like a job you have to make money." ((in 959 reviews)); "Poor upper management and no desire to invest in the company" ((in 522 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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3.0

34% would recommend to a friend

(37,033 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 37,033 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

2.0

Aug 31, 2008

Less staff = better customer service?????

Pharmacist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Walgreens matches the first 2% of 401k contributions 3 to 1. This year my first 2% will total roughly $2,100 so the company will contribute $6,300. As a pharmacist I am working for a company that basically does not exist without my position. Pharmacy accounts for 60 to 70% of sales and trust me everyone knows it. This makes me a valuable asset.

Cons

Despite the largest percent of sales being from the pharmacy we are often short staffed. It seems we are constantly cutting hours to decrease cost. In this rough economy the entire store is losing hours on a regular basis to keep stock holders happy. At the same time corporate continues to preach customer service as being paramount to everything else. Cut hours and give better customer service, huh.

2.0

Aug 30, 2008

Dont work at walgreeens!

Pharmacy technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great steping stone for further jobs, but depends on the store you get. Some are really worse than others. As stated, depends on the store you get. Some are waaayyy lot better than others, dont be fooled. Some have high traffice, within a good area, and some stores are just plain nasty and have alot of crime etc.

Cons

Bad managers, horrible training, inflexible hours, managers and co-workers dont give a dam about helping when neeed. Also too much gosip within ranks. Also security at stores that are in rough areas need to be increased. Manager dont take an active part in helping, and when they do, its because someone from district is on the way over. Real sad...

3.0

Aug 28, 2008

walgreens is decent

Pharmacy technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The best reason to work for walgreens is they offer compitive pay when compared to other employeers, especially walmart. They are also flexable on the schedule, which is good for me since i am a college student. Also the work load in the pharmacy is less on an individual when compared to walmart who always under schedules to save money.

Cons

The downside of working for walgeens in they don't give you breaks, or if you make an issue of it they well make sure your schedule sucks, as i have heard. Also personally I dont like have to remember althese sign on code like 5 of them each with a hard password.

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