Does Five Guys pay their employees well?

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

How satisfied are employees working at Five Guys?

62% of Five Guys employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Five Guys 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Five Guys?

Crew Member (1419) , Cashier (236) , General Manager (236) , Shift Leader (156) , Shift Manager (156) , Assistant Manager (154) , Manager (127) , Line Cook (96) , Crew Member/Grill Cook (88) , Cook (69) , Team Member (60) , Crew (48) , Shift Lead (45) , Sales Associate/Cashier (38) , Shift Supervisor (33)

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

"Free food Once the store is open time moves by pretty quick Some great and chill managers" ((in 484 reviews)); "Really enjoyed working there managers were cool pay was good enough" ((in 368 reviews)); "The meals were free plus my co workers were really nice" ((in 249 reviews)); "Great people and supportive of works" ((in 193 reviews)); "Compensation was good and there were multiple levels of incentive based pay (bonuses) that were anywhere from normal to almost impossible to hit." ((in 98 reviews))

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

"Long hours and Saturday and Friday rushes are quite annoying" ((in 211 reviews)); "Secret shopper program is always a struggle and they make you feel like your a bad manager when you don't get good averages." ((in 198 reviews)); "Horrible Upper Management" ((in 75 reviews)); "Hours are very long and short breaks" ((in 37 reviews)); "poor training (has slightly improved since I started but not by much honestly)" ((in 36 reviews))

What Five Guys locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Marseille , Lieusaint , Marne-la-Vallee

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Five Guys reviews

3.6

62% would recommend to a friend

(4,771 total reviews)

Jerry Murrell

77% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.4

Career opportunities

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.1

Senior management

Five Guys has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 4,771 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Five Guys employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restauration industry (3.4 stars).

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Reviews by job title

5K reviews

4.0

Dec 29, 2025

Great Environment

Crew member

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great team Appropriate training for beginners

Cons

nothing by negative at this time

3.0

Dec 27, 2025

Short and sweet

Team worker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible schedule and free food.

Cons

Horrible management and rough closing duties.

2.0

Dec 20, 2025

good

Crew member/grill cook

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working is good as a initial job

Cons

can not take it as a long time career

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