Does Walmart pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Walmart employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Walmart. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Walmart?

55% of Walmart employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Walmart 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Walmart?

Cashier (13605) , Sales Associate (7744) , Overnight Stocker (4390) , Sales Associate/Cashier (3822) , Stocker (3189) , Associate (2864) , Assistant Manager (2046) , Department Manager (1954) , Front End Cashier (1875) , Customer Service Representative (1736) , Personal Shopper (1673) , Personal Shopper/OGP (1405) , Team Lead (1235) , Manager (1176) , Pharmacy Technician (1173)

What are the pros of working at Walmart according to real employee reviews?

"EASY WORK! It’s very simple to learn and be very good at Pay WAS good for what the job is" ((in 12759 reviews)); "Good benefits once you have been there long enough to be eligible and the profit sharing is also good" ((in 7028 reviews)); "Great for people who can work crazy hours and don't like to go to church on Sunday." ((in 5605 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and the job is really easy when you get the hang of it." ((in 3708 reviews)); "flexible hours gives you time to go to doctor and other places you might need to go" ((in 3696 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Walmart according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management: some of the managers were rude and did not care about their workers." ((in 12008 reviews)); "No work life balance expected to talk to customers even though the job will say you will do chats and emails" ((in 1917 reviews)); "They were promoted from within with no training or direction on how to manage staff." ((in 1204 reviews)); "Poor upper management and impersonal" ((in 1201 reviews)); "poor communication: everything wrong with this store led back to the bad communication between managers." ((in 657 reviews))

What are employees saying about Walmart layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Walmart layoffs and their outlook for job security at Walmart in 2026.

Walmart reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(142,043 total reviews)

John Furner

60% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

3.1

Culture & values

3.1

Work/Life balance

2.9

Senior management

Walmart has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 142,043 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Walmart employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Einzel- & Großhandel industry (3.5 stars).

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Reviews by job title

142K reviews

1.0

May 4, 2019

Toxic work environment - steer clear!

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company will every now and then sponsor fun events to boost morale. High-focus on the customer. At-cost snacks sold in cafeteria.

Cons

Acceptance of bullying and rampant discriminatory actions by management with HR unwilling to acknowledge issue or provide help to target/victims (I saw this happen disproportionately to many colleagues who were from historically disadvantaged backgrounds such as women, Asians, non-US citizens). Culture of "white is right". Lack of training opportunities and career path for growth.

2.0

Jun 3, 2018

Uncertain times

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance depending on your team Nice coworkers (not senior management) Compensation is good to better than average

Cons

Open seating (no assigned seat) Frequent layoffs Low morale Forced performance review scale causes unnecessary competitiveness/backstabbing Unlimited Pto = zero pto without approval from supervisor Can be embarrassing to explain to friends that you work for Walmart Not much diversity in Labs Contractors are treated badly

Walmart Response

7y

I am glad to see you were able to find a work life balance while working with us! This is something we strongly believe in and strive to provide to every associate. Regarding the other feedback mentioned, morale is a focus for us and we want to create a place where people are looking to come into work every day. In regards to your feedback about the seating, we are scaling back on open seating across our sites. I can assure you we also strive to create a diverse work environment as we believe this is a place where associates can bring their authentic selves to work. Having a diverse group brings out the best ideas to help accelerate us forward. If you have more feedback you would like to share about your experience with us, please feel free to contact me. - Becky S.

1.0

May 7, 2018

Politics and Solo'd, 5yr+ review

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

+ Compensation is competitive + Decent growth and acceleration if you move between teams and not stay in the same team + Comparable to other companies, you can phone it in / work at a constant 70% and still do well. + Looks good on the resume depending on the department + Campus is decent + Attractive people, seems like physical attractiveness is preferred on the business side + Decently diverse, LGBTQ+, race, gender, and etc... actually surprising. More so then their parent company (ISD / Brick and Mortar / Bentonville)

Cons

- Pay is good but benefits are lacking (no snacks, free food, unlimited PTO is just for show etc...) - No alcohol or cussing only applies for Directors and lower, if you're Sr. Dir and up they don't care - 1 on 1 / 1:1 are formalities, associates in other department say the same thing. - Parking is a joke still even after a massive lay off, if you find a parking spot you'll most likely get a dent or scratch - Company and Department goals are a giant moving target, changing almost every 6 months - Bonus isn't fair, Sr. Directors and up are basically guaranteed bonuses and RSU no matter how badly the company does - No culture, and even joking about culture gets reprimanded and when recruiters poach they mention they pay competitive since WM Culture is lacking. - CEO has stated numerous times that he has no faith in the teams before joining - Highly political, very. Saving face is more important than actual work performance. - 60+ hrs from Oct - Feb with no compensation - Massive lay offs every year in the dotcom side, and maybe every 6 mo for overall company (ISD / brick and mortar) - Really high turnover naturally

Walmart Response

7y

Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback. I am glad to see some of the pros you have listed in your review. It is always great to hear about growth and career development as we do strive to create opportunities and clear career paths for our associates. I can also agree we do have a diverse workplace, and feel this has brought a good amount of innovation and creativity to our group. Regarding the other feedback, it concerns me to see the negative experience that is being shared. In our ecommerce lifestyle we are constantly evolving and changing with the time. We do our best to keep department goals consistent overtime, but they may have to be slightly adjusted depending on our company goals. This is very similar to our culture as well. Our culture is the foundation of what we do and is defined by our values. We pride ourselves on our values of service, respect, excellence, and integrity, and believe these have been essential components to who we are today. We strive to treat each induvial with respect and be inclusive. This also leads to your feedback regarding office politics, which is something I feel strongly against and firmly believe we should act with integrity and treat each other with fairness. What you have mentioned in your review today, is definitely not the experience we want you to have while working with us at Walmart. I appreciate your advice to us. We hold our leaders to high expectations and encourage engagement with each department/team. If you would like to talk through this in more detail please come see me. - Becky S.

Viewing 49 - 51 of 142,043 Reviews

Jobs at Walmart

Walmart

Walmart reviews

Ratings by category

Ratings by demographic groups

Reviews by job title

Toxic work environment - steer clear!

Uncertain times

Politics and Solo'd, 5yr+ review

Jobs at Walmart

Walmart reviews FAQs

Want the inside scoop on your own company?

Bowls

Followed companies

Job searches

Jobs at Walmart

Walmart reviews FAQs