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 1868 reviews)); "It is great for people who enjoy multitasking and some of the people who work there can be pretty great." ((in 1404 reviews)); "I was lucky and had great pharmacists and coworkers who made the job feel easier." ((in 1306 reviews)); "The hours are flexible and they will work with you on what days you are available." ((in 1170 reviews)); "Flexible scheduling since it's difficult to work as a nurse practitioner and have hourly and not salaried positions." ((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 2434 reviews)); "Poor management some associates basically ran the store because the managers can't seem to do their jobs!" ((in 1926 reviews)); "Bad managers will just make it seem like a job you have to make money." ((in 954 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 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

33% would recommend to a friend

(37,101 total reviews)

Mike Motz

24% approve of CEO

24% 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 37,101 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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Reviews by job title

37K reviews

3.0

Dec 4, 2013

Downhill

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They promote from within so you can work your way up. Ability to transfer easily

Cons

They restructured all the store management and lowered pay. Now we have fewer and fewer motivated and educated managers. For the salaried personnel that means more stress and longer work days.

2.0

Dec 3, 2013

This company is changing for worse for the benefit of top dogs.

Assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They pretend they like you at the first time.

Cons

If you are a salary manager you may not going to have a life. They expect too much for less rewards.

1.0

Oct 24, 2013

Started hopeful and exciting, became a disappointing period of my career

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pre-Walgreens Acquisition: - Great environment where team and individual contributions meant something and made a difference - Tight purse strings, team-driven goals, and dedicated personnel lead to real innovation, creativity, and satisfaction as we achieved our goals together Post-Walgreens Acquisition: - We were told the acquisition was based on the talent and value of our team's deep intellect, creativity, and ecommerce expertise, thus we were excited about the increased support, resources, and recognition (this lasted for about a month)

Cons

Pre-Walgreens Acquisition: - Long hours and tight resources Post- Walgreens Acquisition: - Manipulative personalities from the supposed acquisition integration team poisoned the positive can-do attitudes of the people who remained and were not laid-off right away (talent acquisition? Really?) - Management from Chicago/Deerfield say one thing then do another and could not be trusted nor do they exhibit the insight, experience, support, dedication, and respect they claim to provide - Certain individuals have been allowed to lie, cheat, and steal with no repercussions, yet are empowered to adversely affect the employment status of others - What was once a scrappy, dedicated team of professionals driven to innovate, succeed, and deliver results has been reduced to a few worn out employees who fear for there jobs (lots of sub-standard work ethics and back-stabbing), don't trust Walgreens management, and watch the company they built be reduced to nothing, losing money hand-over-fist.

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