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 (4106) , Customer Service Associate (1987) , Certified Pharmacy Technician (1618) , Shift Lead (1599) , Cashier (1359) , Pharmacist (1159) , Store Manager (1077) , Customer Service Representative (822) , Shift Leader (737) , 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 1400 reviews)); "I was lucky and had great pharmacists and coworkers who made the job feel easier." ((in 1316 reviews)); "Hours are flexible and it is a pretty easy job once you get the hang of things." ((in 1174 reviews)); "The best reason for working here was flexible schedules and you had an annual raise depending on your performance." ((in 610 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 2418 reviews)); "Poor management some associates basically ran the store because the managers can't seem to do their jobs!" ((in 1927 reviews)); "Bad managers will just make it seem like a job you have to make money." ((in 965 reviews)); "Poor upper management and no desire to invest in the company" ((in 529 reviews)); "back hurts leg hurts draining no work life balance not worth the stress for the pay" ((in 471 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.

Walgreens reviews

3.0

33% would recommend to a friend

(37,101 total reviews)

Mike Motz

24% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

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Walgreens has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 37,101 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

Sep 2, 2014

MT.VERNON IL DIST CENTER

Warehouse worker

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Pros

This job is ok.....I tell friends to go back to school! its just enough money to keep you there but not enough to get ahead. I do get weekends off and a set schedule.

Cons

Company doesn't care about the little guy...small raises if any at all some years. No chance for advancement...unless your family is already management or you good friends with HR. Your job here will probably be replace by another DC that is newer and they will pay you less. that how Walgreens works. 13 cent raise this year....and CEO get MILLIONS in a single raise each year....and he does nothing...NEVER SEEN him at the DC EVER IN 10 years. Management is truly terrible and HR is their best friends so.......no one stands up for you. If your not a robot or a kiss butt this isn't the job for you. they don't like anyone with opinions or ideas. they have it all worked out for you and hire and fire all the time.

1.0

Aug 17, 2014

Walgreen sucks to work for

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

You get to work in air conditioning. It a clean place to work. And because they are such greedy bastards you propably do not have to worry about them going out of business.

Cons

You never have to worry about getting any kind of a raise unless you like .15 to .25 cents a year. Do to the greedyness and the restructoring of the comp I now make less then when I started 9 years ago. Dont get me wrong if you dont mind making 7.50 an hour being a cashier its not a bad job. Anything above that you will work your butt off for nothing. I am waiting to take my last vacation of the year and then I'm out of there. You can make more almost anywhere with way less BS.

1.0

Aug 15, 2014

Hell on Earth

Customer service associate/photo specialist

Recommend

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Pros

Good amount of hours for part time employees

Cons

Minimum wage. Management throws all of the work on to the lower employees while expecting them to run register/photo lab. Management never satisfied. Little to no motivation. In my half a year of working at walgreens I only had one manager ever tell me I was doing a good job. Rude customers who don't understand the Balance rewards savings program and/or annoy the hell out of you by stealing register rewards.

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