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 (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 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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3.0

34% would recommend to a friend

(37,036 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 37,036 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

1.0

May 24, 2014

There's A Way...To Screw Your Employees

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big company equals big benefits like matching 401k, insurance, work comp, help desk, etc.

Cons

What they giveth, they slowly take away -- no more time and half for holidays, no more sick days, never get breaks in pharmacy (other than lunch), no wealth trickles down (only BS), no transparency.

3.0

May 5, 2014

Better than Burgers

Shift lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Depending on the location you work at you can have a wonderful team, as well as supportive management. Also working in the industry allows you to network with various walks of life, maybe even leads to get a better career.

Cons

Once Duane Reade was purchased the company started changing the rank system creating bs positions with the same responsiblities as management for far less pay. The company continues to push more responsibility as well as cutting hours, making expectations unrealistic and allows customer service to suffer. This not a career it is a job, it's not terrible but it was much better when i first started. But all that being said its way better than burgers.

3.0

Apr 11, 2014

A tumultuous love-hate relationship...love the profession, hate the corpocracy.

Staff pharmacist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible schedules if partner is reasonable, the ability to help people by educating them on their meds, dealing with the regular customers that make the job worthwhile. Exposure to various patient demographics and needs and expansion of clinical services in the retail setting (ie. MTM, immunizations, patient-focused counseling). Very competitive compensation package.

Cons

Stressful work environment, no official lunch breaks, skeleton crews that are unable to cover call-outs or vacations, overbearing corporate culture that diminishes the profession in many ways. Burnout period has been accelerated for retail, especially after deep budget cuts and redesigning the business model with more focus on centralization: Remote data-entry, verification, TPR resolution, and medication courier service to stores creates less tech need in the stores, but places more responsibility for mundane tasks (ie. cashiering, calling insurances) on the pharmacists.

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