Does IKEA pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, IKEA employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at IKEA. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at IKEA?

65% of IKEA employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated IKEA 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at IKEA?

Sales Associate (686) , Cashier (418) , Sales Co-Worker (412) , Customer Service Representative (383) , Customer Service (317) , Sales (264) , Visual Merchandiser (234) , Interior Designer (224) , Sales Coworker (220) , Sales Assistant (207) , Manager (185) , Vendeur (168) , Warehouse Worker (167) , Team Leader (165) , Goods Flow Co-worker (125)

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

"The Benefits are great and you can change job positions within your first day being employed" ((in 1497 reviews)); "The pay is good for the type of job it is and there are benefits for part" ((in 805 reviews)); "Great people and diversity" ((in 683 reviews)); "The culture is great and if you are all about corporate you can advance up as positions open." ((in 619 reviews)); "Coworkers were great I got to know almost everyone in that store and built so many friendships" ((in 410 reviews))

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

"Poor management and understaffed in the kitchen and bath department; well pretty much anywhere." ((in 836 reviews)); "Low salary if you want to live freely without having to think of how much you spend" ((in 423 reviews)); "Bad managers that don't know how to talk to people and guide them to improve working condition." ((in 377 reviews)); "Long hours and during the weekend its always busy sometimes the co workers are really annoying and they dont want to Work" ((in 189 reviews)); "No training for the job role you're expected to do 6." ((in 109 reviews))

What are employees saying about IKEA layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed IKEA locations?

Ciudad de México , Guadalajara , Puebla , Zapopan

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3.7

65% would recommend to a friend

(13,401 total reviews)

Juvencio Maeztu

76% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

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IKEA has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 13,401 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The IKEA employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Ventas al mayoreo y al menudeo industry (3.5 stars).

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13K reviews

2.0

Aug 2, 2018

Great benefits, terrible organization

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits are great and the people are awesome to work with.

Cons

The compensation is absolutely terrible. Unable to compete with Amazon warehouse compensation so many people left for that. If you are not a part of the "clique" with HR, you will never move up.

3.0

Mar 15, 2018

If you fit the "Company Values" it's a great job.

Coworker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, work/life balance, lots of vacation time after you have been there a while. Swedish parent company is great.

Cons

Being in a store is like being in high school. If you fit in with the cool kids, and reflect the exact personality type management feels align with the "company values", you can move up in the company. They hire for personality and not skill. They do not train people that are hired for personality but lack skill, which causes issues in running the business. If you have skill but do not fit the narrow personality traits that are valued by US Store Management, then you cannot move upward in the company. Skill does not matter, how hard you work does not matter. The only thing that matters is whether you are smiling when you talk to management. The company is going through a reorganization which is chaotic and poorly managed.

1.0

Oct 17, 2017

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Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing all bad no goof nothing good game from here employees don’t even shop here really

Cons

Everything from management to hr the products suck we don’t even buy anything from here it’s not made to last

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