Does ALDI pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, ALDI employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at ALDI. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at ALDI?

55% of ALDI employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated ALDI 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at ALDI?

Store Assistant (1738) , Store Associate (773) , Store Manager (721) , Cashier (634) , Associate (617) , Shift Manager (475) , Assistant Manager (470) , District Manager (439) , Sales Associate (428) , Sales Associate/Cashier (328) , Deputy Manager (327) , Assistant Store Manager (240) , Warehouse Associate (239) , Manager (229) , Sales Assistant (214)

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

"You have good pay which is decent and also get to interact and learn how ti use some equipment" ((in 3284 reviews)); "The benefits are good if you are willing to work your behind off for them." ((in 1151 reviews)); "The people I worked with were really great and made the environment much better to work in." ((in 433 reviews)); "Salary was good but not worth it" ((in 401 reviews)); "great team and always busy" ((in 261 reviews))

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

"treated quite poorly by Managers and made to work long hours sometimes up to 12 hours" ((in 799 reviews)); "No work life balance Very physical No permanent day off Need to be available 7 day as week" ((in 784 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of care by employees on running things efficiently" ((in 705 reviews)); "District managers have extremely high turnover so you wind up having multiple district managers all the time." ((in 399 reviews)); "District managers mostly young and inexperienced." ((in 179 reviews))

What are employees saying about ALDI layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(14,603 total reviews)

Atty McGrath

52% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Culture & values

3.1

Career opportunities

3.0

Work/Life balance

3.0

Senior management

ALDI has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 14,603 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ALDI employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Commerce de détail et de gros industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

15K reviews

5.0

Aug 25, 2014

Store Manager in Training

Manager in training

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Busy work, Always moving. Time goes by fast, Paid Lunch, Over-Time, Nice Salary, No time for Drama, Fast Paced.

Cons

If you are looking for a job where you can just skate bye...Then don't come here. Only 3 associates on the majority of the day. you and 2 others will have 3 hours in the morning to receive and stock 26 pallets from dry goods to freezer and walk-in...this is not a con, just a warning that when you clock on...you will not stop moving until your shift is done. you three don't finish the truck, then you will stay after to complete it so the night shift can do their jobs. this is a TEAM environment..If one person can't pull their weight...you will have to make up for it.

2.0

Feb 21, 2011

Pay and benefits are good, but upper management is terrible.

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay and benefits...that is pretty much it. They do teach you how to manage your time, right down to the second. Productivity is a huge part of their philosophy and it is pounded into you from the start.

Cons

There is little to no positive feedback to anything you do. Store conditions are always questioned, regardless of how it really looks. District Managers are in complete control of the store (micromanaged) and if they like something at a different store...guess what, your gonna change it in your store. Rules for running the store change from DM to DM. I went through 5 different DMs and each ran the store differently, focusing on completely different parts of the store. It was very hard to get used to. As for the last question of this review goes, I don't think that Charles (Chuck) Youngstrom knows what is happening at the store levels. He is fed whatever the Directors want him to hear (or what Chuck wants to hear).

1.0

Jan 11, 2019

AGE DISCRIMINATION

Assistant store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None as ALDI violates USA law and is getting away with hiring only young adults

Cons

Plenty. Let's start with Age Discrimination. Few are hired past their early to mid-20's. I have seen one woman over40 at one ALDI IN ILLINOIS. Other stores have no employees over approx. 35 years in age.

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