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 (1420) , 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 472 reviews)); "Really enjoyed working there managers were cool pay was good enough" ((in 363 reviews)); "The meals were free plus my co workers were really nice" ((in 241 reviews)); "Great people and supportive of works" ((in 195 reviews)); "good work environment and overall friendly" ((in 97 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 204 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 73 reviews)); "Had to train an Assistant Manager while also being a brand new General Manager(with no training)." ((in 39 reviews)); "Hours are very long and short breaks" ((in 35 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

(4,772 total reviews)

Jerry Murrell

78% 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 4,772 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

2.0

Dec 4, 2025

They Wash the Fries

Crew member

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They have a $10k-$15k machine that they replace every year to wash the starch out of their French fries

Cons

Their discounts are not good and benefits either

3.0

Dec 2, 2025

Decent Pay

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay, there is a normal workload

Cons

If you work in a low income area you have a lot more work

2.0

Dec 1, 2025

Way too much stress and sacrifice for little to no reward

District manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Moderate pay scale Company car with unlimited miles for personal use

Cons

scheduled days off are non existent. Senior management never has practical knowledge of issue in order to offer support. Senior management offers little to know actual support even though they stipulate to reach out.

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