Does Dollar General pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Dollar General employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Dollar General. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Dollar General?

29% of Dollar General employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Dollar General 2.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.4 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Dollar General?

Store Manager (2039) , Sales Associate (1621) , Assistant Manager (1149) , Cashier (743) , Sales Associate/Cashier (723) , Lead Sales Associate (510) , Key Holder (464) , Lead Sales Associate/Key Holder (388) , Assistant Store Manager (380) , District Manager (330) , Manager (324) , ASM- Assistant Store Manager (226) , Retail Sales Associate (168) , Retail Store Manager (168) , Cashier/Sales Associate (164)

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

"The people I work with are great and we have some really great customers as well." ((in 606 reviews)); "Great coworkers and the hours used to not be a problem until we were told to cut back." ((in 436 reviews)); "And has good benefits" ((in 369 reviews)); "Great employees and i love the atmosphere and all of my customers that i come into contact with every day" ((in 178 reviews)); "Flexible schedule and that's really it" ((in 163 reviews))

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

"A lot of work for low pay and SOME people were really hard to work with." ((in 1561 reviews)); "Poor management( was ridiculed for not collecting enough donations and was done so in front of others)" ((in 754 reviews)); "Managers have to work over 60 hours a week just to stay afloat because of budgets" ((in 631 reviews)); "The hours are long and sometimes you don’t always have the same amount of days off" ((in 560 reviews)); "Oh and if you have kids you cant be a parent anymore because there is no work life balance." ((in 450 reviews))

What are employees saying about Dollar General layoffs in 2026?

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

Dollar General reviews

2.6

29% would recommend to a friend

(15,916 total reviews)

Todd Vasos

31% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

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Dollar General has an employee rating of 2.6 out of 5 stars, based on 15,916 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Dollar General employee rating is 26% below average for employers within the Commerce de détail et de gros industry (3.5 stars).

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16K reviews

1.0

Jan 17, 2013

Good for illegals and high school dropouts. Unrealistic expectations.

Customer service representative

Recommend

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Pros

it pays...something. You get to wear black jeans.

Cons

Im convinced if they could get away with paying less than minimum wage they would. Management is totally disorganized. Employees are treated like criminals. 70% of shrink is caused by employees they say. While real customer theft is basically ignored. Schedule is not posted untill one day, sometimes only hours before your shift. If you work at breakneck speed, risking injurty, ignoring customers, and never taking breaks, then you will still not get done whats expected of you. Took a month to get my first pay check. Will complentent you one day for doing so well, then treaten to cut your hours the next day for not doing the impossible.

4.0

Jan 12, 2013

If you have a good work ethic, you can make any job work!

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Dollar General pays Managers well. And in this economy, people with jobs should be thankful to have a job. There are many stores, so there is room for growth and promotion if you are willing to work hard and have good work ethic.

Cons

No job is perfect. It is what you make of it. Retail is hard work. If you are lazy, and ungrateful to have a job, then you will not be happy anywhere!

1.0

Jan 9, 2013

Very dissatisfied with my job experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The only pro I can think of is the communication with people. You learn a lot from your customers and your coworkers.

Cons

Ungrateful upper management, expected to be a "slave", must work overtime with no pay, no help from upper management

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Good for illegals and high school dropouts. Unrealistic expectations.

If you have a good work ethic, you can make any job work!

Very dissatisfied with my job experience

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