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 (1988) , Certified Pharmacy Technician (1618) , Shift Lead (1599) , Cashier (1359) , Pharmacist (1159) , Store Manager (1078) , 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 (511) , 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 1848 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 1307 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 619 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 2432 reviews)); "Poor management some associates basically ran the store because the managers can't seem to do their jobs!" ((in 1939 reviews)); "Bad managers will just make it seem like a job you have to make money." ((in 960 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 477 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

(37,106 total reviews)

Mike Motz

23% 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 37,106 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).

Reviews by job title

37K reviews

1.0

Jul 25, 2019

Do not work for Walgreens

Staff pharmacist and floater

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The employee discount is the only pro with the company over the past 5 years

Cons

Employee abuse. Micromanaging everything. Lack of help. Expectations are based on unrealistic metrics. District managers are very condescending and are nonpharmacists. You cannot grow nor be successful with the company. Computers, printers, registers were always breaking down. No one has gotten a raise for 3 or 4 years and there is no investment in employee retention. The company was better run by pharmacists not businessmen.

2.0

Jul 25, 2019

Specialty vs Brick & mortar

Clinical pharmacy manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Specialty side of Walgreens is better and you are given help and support. More people know what they are doing. Great place to start but do not stay too long. Get experience and get out.

Cons

You are working for a Company that only cares about the bottom line. No communication and training is provided. They like to print great things and initiatives they come up with but never train the stores. It is all a show for the market and making corporate feel better.

3.0

Jul 23, 2019

Trending Downhill

Retail store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Store Managers typically work Monday - Friday 7:30-5:00 with 2-3 Saturdays every month. Not a bad schedule for a retail manager.

Cons

Very high expectations as benefits, bonus, pay, staffing are all going down. Bonus used to be 10-20% or more of annual pay, now they are systematically eliminating the bonus to $0. Most Assistant Store Managers make at or above what they now offer new store managers. $40-$45K.

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