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 1837 reviews)); "It is great for people who enjoy multitasking and some of the people who work there can be pretty great." ((in 1386 reviews)); "I was lucky and had great pharmacists and coworkers who made the job feel easier." ((in 1301 reviews)); "Hours are flexible and it is a pretty easy job once you get the hang of things." ((in 1186 reviews)); "The best reason for working here was flexible schedules and you had an annual raise depending on your performance." ((in 613 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 2414 reviews)); "Poor management some associates basically ran the store because the managers can't seem to do their jobs!" ((in 1965 reviews)); "Bad managers will just make it seem like a job you have to make money." ((in 952 reviews)); "Poor upper management and no desire to invest in the company" ((in 532 reviews)); "back hurts leg hurts draining no work life balance not worth the stress for the pay" ((in 472 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

Feb 26, 2015

They're not Walmart, but they pay the same.

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The discount. 25% on Walgreen's items and 15% on everything else. Can't think of another pro so I am meeting the 20 word minimum by typing this sentence.

Cons

Th pay. 8.20 an hour as a cashier. "Shift leads", the person you think that is at least an assistant manager, the one who does everything a manager does when the one "store manager" is not there don't make much more than that. Further, the "Shift Leads" used to be called assistant managers until some corporate bottom-line zealousness changed their title to shift lead so they could reduce their pay. Their duties are exactly the same however. And that's the con of employment at Walgreens. That cold, calculated, corporate greed that runs through the entire culture of Walgreens.

3.0

Feb 25, 2015

Inconsistent management

Pharmacist manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A darling of Wall Street, very profitable, great knowledge and a leader in retail.

Cons

Does not have great respect for employees, "nepotism" runs rampant, and people management is very inconsistent.

3.0

Feb 21, 2015

Probably the same as or better than most retail companies in many ways, better in others

Community leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility to be out of the store (in my role), profit sharing is solid and has a variety of good funds to choose from, salary is higher than average for the area and for the work involved.

Cons

The company is and has been changing exponentially throughout the last 5 years. Now a global company, outsiders are revamping the company to more closely mirror their European operations. Work-life balance is fair but can be difficult at times of the year and if you are a driven person. Leadership is as mixed as it comes. My current boss is horrible, my former boss was terrific. PTO policy is horrible and benefits were actually lost when they went to this new model.

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