Does Goodwill pay their employees well?

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

How satisfied are employees working at Goodwill?

46% of Goodwill employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Goodwill 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Goodwill?

Sales Associate (544) , Cashier (498) , Sales Associate/Cashier (320) , Retail Sales Associate (298) , Donation Attendant (275) , Assistant Manager (203) , Store Manager (179) , Manager (132) , Processor (92) , Production Associate (88) , Employment Specialist (84) , Retail Associate (78) , Case Manager (74) , Store Associate (74) , Assistant Store Manager (62)

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

"Great people and flexible with work hours" ((in 582 reviews)); "Flexible hours and good if you’re in school" ((in 194 reviews)); "They also were great for the employees" ((in 120 reviews)); "Good work environment very easy going" ((in 118 reviews)); "flexible schedules are nice when they occur" ((in 103 reviews))

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

"Low pay and you must spend time propping up employees who can’t get the job done" ((in 870 reviews)); "Company keeps bad managers in power while the store can’t keep a staff BECAUSE of the bad management." ((in 262 reviews)); "Upper management does not care if you are trying your best" ((in 203 reviews)); "No training provided for positions that should have training." ((in 93 reviews)); "Low salary and not good working" ((in 89 reviews))

What are employees saying about Goodwill layoffs in 2026?

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

Goodwill reviews

3.2

46% would recommend to a friend

(9,237 total reviews)

Catherine Meloy

50% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

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Goodwill has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 9,237 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Goodwill employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the ONG y Organizaciones sin fines de lucro industry (3.7 stars).

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9K reviews

5.0

Mar 26, 2014

Awesome

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

great people, great clients, doing good for the community

Cons

none that i can think of at this time

3.0

Mar 25, 2014

Company in transition

Retail manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Goodwill will hire individuals who have barriers to employment and provide them with a competitive hourly rate. Benefits were good. Goodwill has invested in hiring real retail professionals recently and the disruption of the retail culture in place to a more productive results based culture has begun. Accountability what a concept!

Cons

Company is in transition the retail component 21 stores locally are struggling to meet sales expectations. New upper management hires such as Director of Retail may bring this wandering vessel back on course to profitability. Some of the austerity plans proposed such as limiting full time hours to 35 a week are a bit harsh but seem to be the answer for slowing sales volume? Store level management with few exceptions are mediocre at best and are the result of a lack of cohesive leadership plan. Company empowers employees and thats great but allows dissent and unqualified opinions to distract the team from its goals.

4.0

Mar 24, 2014

Great vision, mission, & values

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Wonderful people on my team. Organization cares about the community and can positively change peoples lives.

Cons

Looks at the next shiny thing to diversify efforts which provides jobs, but can also be taken away when it fails. This has happened often.

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