Does Walgreens pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Walgreens employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Walgreens. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Walgreens?

33% of Walgreens employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Walgreens 2.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Walgreens?

Pharmacy Technician (4111) , Customer Service Associate (1988) , Certified Pharmacy Technician (1618) , Shift Lead (1600) , Cashier (1360) , Pharmacist (1159) , Store Manager (1078) , Customer Service Representative (823) , Shift Leader (738) , Sales Associate/Cashier (680) , Sales Associate (596) , CSA - Customer Service Associate (595) , Assistant Manager (577) , Senior Certified Pharmacy Technician (511) , Pharmacy Manager (468)

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

"Good benefits but they were changing these as I was leaving not sure they are still good." ((in 1858 reviews)); "It is great for people who enjoy multitasking and some of the people who work there can be pretty great." ((in 1423 reviews)); "I was lucky and had great pharmacists and coworkers who made the job feel easier." ((in 1318 reviews)); "Hours are flexible and it is a pretty easy job once you get the hang of things." ((in 1184 reviews)); "The best reason for working here was flexible schedules and you had an annual raise depending on your performance." ((in 632 reviews))

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

"Also very low pay and you won't receive your pay raise even when promised after the one year mark." ((in 2398 reviews)); "Poor management some associates basically ran the store because the managers can't seem to do their jobs!" ((in 1949 reviews)); "Bad managers will just make it seem like a job you have to make money." ((in 957 reviews)); "Poor upper management and no desire to invest in the company" ((in 530 reviews)); "back hurts leg hurts draining no work life balance not worth the stress for the pay" ((in 477 reviews))

What are employees saying about Walgreens layoffs in 2026?

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

Walgreens reviews

3.0

33% would recommend to a friend

(37,126 total reviews)

Mike Motz

23% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

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Walgreens has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 37,126 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Walgreens 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).

Reviews by job title

37K reviews

2.0

Jul 19, 2008

Walgreens good job, no career

Customer service representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They did provide good training for what I did, and the manager at my store was the best!!! He was very understanding about what I was looking for in the job, and was willing to help me get to where I wanted to be. When I resigned, he even tried to keep me by offering me a chance at advancement, which I certainly did not expect from them for the position I held.

Cons

Pay is LOW! Try supporting a family on $7.00 an hour. IMpossible. Also their three week work schedule, sometimes you work 8 days in a row, just to get four days off. Made life really hard for the three weeks before your four day weekend.

4.0

Jul 17, 2008

I do my best for Walgreens.

Executive assistant store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits like profit sharing, potential advancement, and employee discount. Profit sharing has been amazing for me and I've only been in it for a year. The company match definitely helps you out and makes you smile when you see it. If you work in a new district the room for advancement is limitless. However, if you work in a saturated market like myself you have to bleed, sweat, and network like a son of a gun. Walgreens has a generous employee discount of 15% and it is magnified when their are company wide promotions like in the photo department.

Cons

Not being able to use vacation time during the winter months. Being transferred to any store at a whim of the district manager. People calling loss prevention or superiors on you. The hours are horrible. It is expected of you to put in extreme hours sometimes only to be degraded by your superiors so what is the point then really? Customers tend to kick, yell, scream, or rob you. Possibility of transferring to a bad store with rude and insensitive employees. Many of the higher ups are related to someone else high up. Hard work is rarely recognized in a promotion.

3.0

Jul 15, 2008

A good opp. for young indiv. to build their bus. knowledge in a corp. and fast pace environment.

Assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Learn the retail business, exposure to retail KPIs, opportunities to recognize process improvement.

Cons

Politics, high turnover rate, limited growth opportunities.

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