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 (3190) , 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

(142,053 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 142,053 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).

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142K reviews

2.0

Jan 4, 2017

Took a turn to worse last few months

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good teammates, projects, pay structure

Cons

- NO PARKING ON CAMPUS!! (They expect employees to find public/street parking nearby and walk almost a mile to reach work. The way we found about is by parking tickets, no internal communication was provided about the new rules). What kind of workplace is that? - DELIBERATE DELAY IN INTERNAL GREEN CARD application process by immigration team. Every little thing (wage determination, ETA filing, etc takes almost triple the time it used to take a year ago) - ANNOUNCING REMOVAL OF INTERNAL FEEDBACK FORUM with very little notice. Multiple people have expressed support against the removal as no alternate channel was provided. - A few other cons include: No 401k match/orthodontic coverage in the first 1 year, sub-standard free Friday lunch, only 6 holidays per year (only 5 since most work on Thanksgiving), horrible middle management

4.0

Mar 16, 2018

Category Specialist Role is great...with a few caveats.

Category specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits of WM/CS Role: -work with amazingly talented and smart people who know the ins and outs of retail strategy -manage a business with the ability to take risks (b/c you're backed by the largest company in the world -literally get to change how people shop -be part of a team who is similar in age and life experience as you -close to San Francisco -free transportation to work--super huge perk! -AWESOME work life balance -free gym and classes

Cons

Downsides to WM/ CS role: -it's a new program so there is uncertainty with career trajectory -culture dynamics are somewhat awkward between WM and acquisition companies -my team is kind and fun and friendly but it's like any other job where it really depends on the type of people you're with, which manager you're placed with, and the team dynamic (for me this is a huge plus but I can see if I didn't have the team I did, it could be a con) -no free food :( -increased pay year over year is not structured to incentive you to stay (i.e. someone who has 1 more year of experience coming into WM will have a larger base pay than someone who gained a year of experience at WM) -Saturation in positions above CS without promotions--no where for CSs to move long-term

4.0

Aug 1, 2017

Not the same company I joined

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High intellectual engagement because there is so much to do and always operates understaffed. If you like to solve challenges and a highly politicized environment, this company is for you.

Cons

With all the shakeups and layoffs from trying to compete with Amazon and other incoming retailers, the leaders in support areas are mostly interested in promoting and hiring those who can help them look good before their bosses. This means hiring based on image, eloquence, etc. instead of proven track record of results and entrepreneurship.

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