Does Starbucks pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Starbucks employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Starbucks. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Starbucks?

56% of Starbucks employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Starbucks 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Starbucks?

Barista (44938) , Shift Supervisor (9796) , Cashier/Barista (4309) , Store Manager (3135) , Supervisor (1115) , Barista, Shift Supervisor (955) , Barista Trainer (843) , Starbucks-Barista (737) , Manager (654) , Shift Manager (587) , Cashier (458) , Assistant Manager (376) , Partner (332) , Assistant Store Manager (325) , Shift Lead (288)

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

"Great benefits such as stocks and healthcare insurance and they are very good at being flexible with your schedule." ((in 11796 reviews)); "you get at least one free drink and food item each day you work which is nice and convenient" ((in 4325 reviews)); "pretty much always great coworkers and very pro lgbt enviroment (ive worked at 3 now)" ((in 3676 reviews)); "Free coffee and Starbucks college achievement plan is a good benefit" ((in 3650 reviews)); "Met some great people there but the revolving door ratio is very high and not much people stay long" ((in 3583 reviews))

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

"the pay is low and the way to climb is long and need to please a lot of people" ((in 4834 reviews)); "Poor management at my specific store (new people/supervisors were inexperienced or simply unwilling to help)" ((in 4475 reviews)); "Bad managers sometimes picked on me or withheld competition prizes from me after I won." ((in 2506 reviews)); "No work life balance or ability to use PTO due to chronic understaffing and union busting" ((in 858 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 767 reviews))

What are employees saying about Starbucks layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Starbucks locations?

Paris , Bordeaux , Lyon , Lille , Toulouse , Marseille , Nantes , Nice , Strasbourg , Saint-Herblain , Thiais , Angers , Nancy , Avignon , Tours , Marne-la-Vallee , Nîmes , Mulhouse , Francescas , Rouen , Brive , Versailles , Chessy , Serris , Montpellier , Grenoble , Anglemont , Annecy-le-Vieux , Évry , Levallois-Perret

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Starbucks reviews

3.5

56% would recommend to a friend

(85,422 total reviews)

Brian Niccol

32% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Culture & values

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Work/Life balance

2.9

Senior management

Starbucks has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 85,422 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Starbucks employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restauration industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

85K reviews

3.0

Mar 13, 2009

Starbucks is a pretty good place to work.

Stoe manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There corporate social responsibility is really admirable. The benefits are fantastic.

Cons

The store manager's schedule is totally inconsistent. It is very difficult to plan a life outside of work with this company.

5.0

Mar 11, 2009

Great job and benefits!

Barista

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The job is fun and you get to and you always have something to do. It's not boring at all. The benefits are amazing if you can manage to work just 20 hours a week. that's not too hard. You'll definitely want to work more because this environment is relaxed- except in the mornings- and it's so much fun. I say this because I worked there when I was in college and it was just a great time interacting with those around me. Even after a few months out of college I worked there for the benefits and it was still worth it.

Cons

Th pay isn't great, but at least it's work.

4.0

Mar 9, 2009

Good for college students!

Barista

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits and the discount! As long as you work 20 hours a week, you're able to get full health, dental, vision benefits. The best of them all is the 30%off anything in the store! They are pretty lenient with the schedule... Great place for part time students looking for benefits too.

Cons

Everyone is young, and you'll sometimes have 18 year old shift supervisors telling you what to do. It's not so bad, but in this city, for what you get paid, it's dissatisfying. The pay is much lower in this city.

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