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 (4094) , Customer Service Associate (1986) , Certified Pharmacy Technician (1618) , Shift Lead (1596) , 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 1848 reviews)); "It is great for people who enjoy multitasking and some of the people who work there can be pretty great." ((in 1411 reviews)); "I was lucky and had great pharmacists and coworkers who made the job feel easier." ((in 1303 reviews)); "Hours are flexible and it is a pretty easy job once you get the hang of things." ((in 1194 reviews)); "Flexible scheduling since it's difficult to work as a nurse practitioner and have hourly and not salaried positions." ((in 625 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 2415 reviews)); "Poor management some associates basically ran the store because the managers can't seem to do their jobs!" ((in 1944 reviews)); "Bad managers will just make it seem like a job you have to make money." ((in 957 reviews)); "Poor upper management and no desire to invest in the company" ((in 517 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.

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Walgreens reviews

3.0

34% would recommend to a friend

(37,055 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 37,055 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

2.0

Mar 21, 2017

More with less: My life as a Store Manager with Walgreens.

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I have a DM who is very supportive and nice to work for. My Team Members are great and we have an awesome team. Most of the customers are fine too - just treat people well and they'll do the same in return. Not rocket science here.

Cons

Frontier Program (lots of extra work with no extra hours), FedEx pilot, Beauty programs, cutting payroll hours over AND OVER again, cutting Profit Sharing sharply, cutting other benefits, expecting more to be done with less, letting older stores get run down and not maintaining them...I really wonder what the heck is going on sometimes. I'm ready to leave, but unfortunately I can't make my current salary anywhere else starting out. So I'm sticking around and doing my best to keep my store and employees (AKA Team Members) happy so my life runs more smoothly. And no, I'm not in my 50s - I'm in my upper 30s. Ugh.

1.0

Nov 22, 2016

Not the company I started working for many years ago ..

Pharmacist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you enjoy working with people and you like the retail setting then this place is for you

Cons

Management has gotten worse over the years.. insurance is costly and is lacking every year . To get the best coverage you have to pretty much mortgage a house. Supervisors and managers have favorites and if you are not it then watch out . Very disappointed with the lack of assistance from the Managment team. Constantly cutting hours and they expect the same level of dispensing in 15 minutes which at some busy stores is beyond not possible without compromising patient safety.

1.0

Oct 30, 2016

Discrimination and hostile work environment.

Certified pharmacy technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I can't say there are any pros. It did teach me that I never want to work for a company like Walgreens again.

Cons

No support from corporate. If any harassment happens to you, then you are on your own. To top it off, the environment consists of customers always yelling at you.

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