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 (13606) , Sales Associate (7743) , Overnight Stocker (4391) , Sales Associate/Cashier (3822) , Stocker (3190) , Associate (2864) , Assistant Manager (2046) , Department Manager (1954) , Front End Cashier (1876) , Customer Service Representative (1736) , Personal Shopper (1673) , Personal Shopper/OGP (1404) , 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 12675 reviews)); "Good benefits once you have been there long enough to be eligible and the profit sharing is also good" ((in 6996 reviews)); "Great people and potential to win in a highly competitive market; many interesting problems to solve." ((in 5529 reviews)); "flexible hours gives you time to go to doctor and other places you might need to go" ((in 3729 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and the job is really easy when you get the hang of it." ((in 3660 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 12055 reviews)); "No work life balance expected to talk to customers even though the job will say you will do chats and emails" ((in 1924 reviews)); "Management is just trash too much favoritism and the hr doesn’t do nothing when you complain." ((in 1393 reviews)); "They were promoted from within with no training or direction on how to manage staff." ((in 1217 reviews)); "Poor upper management and impersonal" ((in 1191 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

(142,063 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 142,063 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

Oct 25, 2014

Lacks the DNA of a tech company but poses to be one

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Flat hierarchy - Free snacks and friday free lunch - Nice buildings/facilities - Good learning experience for freshers/early career - Work-life balance

Cons

- Technically inferior to other major tech companies (esp its biggest rival Amazon) - Systems are poorly architected, but the company believes in throwing good money after bad in fixing these poor systems, rather than replacing them - Politics - some employees more interested in saving their face rather than making a contribution to the company - Some people in senior management (Director/VP level) are not in touch with ground realities. Some Product - Managers are incompetent and have no idea of where they want their product to go - The only technical stuff they do is data mining/big data. If you are looking to get Product related experience, this is not the place.

1.0

Sep 11, 2014

On 2nd thought, it's not Arkansas's fault this place is a train wreck

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Low expectations and standards (note, if you are motivated and truly an A player this will drive you crazy) - They pay better than start-ups I guess - Lifetime employment: it's virtually impossible to get fired at Wal-Mart or walmart regardless of incompetence...see the execs - Free sodas and coffee (unlike Wal-Mart in Arkansas) - Really good talking points and sales pitch (although reality is the complete opposite)

Cons

- Completely and totally incompetent executive management: exec leadership team comprised of yes-men with no backbone or expertise to push back - Unethical execs: the worst was actually pushed out leaving for a much smaller retailer, but don't expect any execs to live by the 3 core beliefs at all (and don't expect the company to care about ethical lapses that impact Associates) - This is supposed to be a technology driven company...it's not, execs are clueless, and innovation is simply a talking point - Incompetent HR: from comp policies, to how to treat associates, HR is incompetent...and not beyond violating confidentiality of calibration sessions to friends/proteges - Agents of change driving to fix problems will get nowhere...this is why top talent is very quick to leave the company and why there is an annual exodus of talent as soon as bonuses are locked down

3.0

Jul 16, 2013

Profit over people

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I was paid, it is hard to think of anything else. If you can turn a blind eye to the plight of the vast majority of people who work there you will be okay.

Cons

Employees are not valued - referred to as 'bodies' by management. Hours are long. No work/life balance. You are expected to work way longer than your so called regular hours. The quality of management around me was dire.

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