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?

66% 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 (681) , Cashier (416) , Sales Co-Worker (409) , Customer Service Representative (383) , Customer Service (315) , Sales (264) , Visual Merchandiser (233) , Interior Designer (224) , Sales Coworker (220) , Sales Assistant (207) , Manager (185) , Vendeur (167) , Warehouse Worker (167) , Team Leader (165) , Goods Flow Co-worker (124)

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 1474 reviews)); "The pay is good for the type of job it is and there are benefits for part" ((in 810 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 639 reviews)); "Coworkers were great I got to know almost everyone in that store and built so many friendships" ((in 423 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 852 reviews)); "Low salary if you want to live freely without having to think of how much you spend" ((in 415 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 190 reviews)); "No training for the job role you're expected to do 6." ((in 111 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.

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3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(13,368 total reviews)

Juvencio Maeztu

76% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

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4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.3

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

IKEA has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 13,368 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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3.0

Sep 18, 2018

Not a company to work for long term

Home furnishings consultant

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CEO approval

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Pros

-Fun co-workers -Casual atmosphere -Decent starting pay for retail work -15% discount off everything in store -Inexpensive lunches -Benefits, including matching 401K contributions

Cons

-IKEA restructured, doing away with all the HR investments they had for their co-workers when I started in 2012. -No more annual performance evaluations, which used to end with a small annual raise. There also used to be an annual bonus program that ended around 2016. -IKEA hides behind a smoke and mirrors display of innovation, inclusivity, and diplomacy. However, the US stores have fallen short to the European stores in terms of technology, overall work/life balance, and co-worker engagement. -Right before I left, IKEA changed to a more Americanized business operation, taking away the salaries of upper management and switching them to lower, hourly wages. They created more positions within the store that they do not have the resources to hire for and fill. Current staff is spread thin across many different areas and have not received compensation increases.

1.0

Sep 27, 2017

A (hard) fall from grace

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

For the wonderful first 6 years of my career with IKEA, I never for a moment would have considered rating IKEA as anything less than a perfect five-stars. IKEA was (yes, sadly "was") a five-star organization; the company had an exceptional culture, which was rooted in a fantastic, well-adhered-to set of of values. Unfortunately, the US organization will be/was completely restructured in October, and it appears that the IKEA values (as well as logic and common sense) were completely scrubbed from the new organization.

Cons

The true con is what the current US country managers, Lars Peterson and Nabeela Ixtabalan, have done to what was once an exemplary and beloved organization. Their pet reorganization project, dubbed "Organizing for Growth" or O4G, has unraveled productivity and morale at an alarmingly rapid pace. Many "lifers" (coworkers with over 10, 20, or 30 years of experience with IKEA) are leaving or have already left. The future looks extremely uncertain, and unfortunately the only certainties are lower salaries and significantly higher hour requirements (full-time coworkers must now commit 80 hours/week to IKEA).

2.0

Jun 15, 2019

Declining Retailer

Management

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

- Benefits - Management Salary - Work/Life Balance

Cons

- New global leadership wants to transform the company to something better but lost focus on the important IKEA concept and proven success recipe. - An unsuccessful U.S. reorganization (OfG) as well as cuts in Marketing and Staff costs (to pay for the "transition") resulted in a loss of visitors in running units as well as major moral issues. A recent coworker survey uncovered that a whooping 42% of all U.S. coworkers are planning to leave IKEA. - Mismanagement results show: declining sales, declining profits, declining moral, market share loss.

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