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

4.0

Oct 6, 2016

Store Manager

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Store Manager starts at $60k with bonus

Cons

Every year they create a new structure to take away the raises and bonuses. Too many company inititiatives, not enough people. Taking away more benefits from employees. No support from above. No work/life balance. Many managers quiting. Even district managers are disengaged. Morale is overall low with many of my colleagues or equal position. Before I got promoted, many store manager, mentors and veterans that highly recommended me, were also the same ones that said I should leave while I can.

3.0

Aug 31, 2016

It used to be the place to work for..

Senior certified pharmacy technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, ok vacation time, great profit sharing benefits.

Cons

I've been an employee for over 10 years. I used to love working for Walgreens! Great benefits, great pay, tons of help, and lots of hours to go around. However, as the company grew bigger and in 2008-2009 everything changed and They have become a perfect example of profit over people. Benefits are getting cut yearly. Medical plans are very very expensive. Vacation program got switched over to a PTO based system so your vacation amount varies from year to year. So I went from having 18 paid days off, great benefits, a yearly bonus, a yearly Christmas gift to what is now the Wal-mart of the drugstore chains. Hours are constantly getting cut, makes their employees feel like used car salesmen, and promote this facade of well being as their employees burn out and get replaced by a revolving door of new hires. Seniority isn't taken into consideration anymore.

3.0

Jun 20, 2016

It's been "ok"

Senior certified pharmacy technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Able to get raises if you work hard. You get to learn a lot about medication and helping patients manage their meds

Cons

Corporate doesn't care about you. You managers probably don't either. You'll work your self to the bone in pharmacy and we never get more hours or extra help.

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