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 1% 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 (684) , Cashier (418) , Sales Co-Worker (412) , Customer Service Representative (383) , Customer Service (317) , Sales (266) , Visual Merchandiser (234) , Interior Designer (224) , Sales Coworker (220) , Sales Assistant (207) , Manager (187) , 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 681 reviews)); "The culture is great and if you are all about corporate you can advance up as positions open." ((in 637 reviews)); "Coworkers were great I got to know almost everyone in that store and built so many friendships" ((in 426 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 842 reviews)); "Low salary if you want to live freely without having to think of how much you spend" ((in 414 reviews)); "Management in higher positions have power trips and a lot of managers do not like to see people succeed" ((in 392 reviews)); "Long hours and during the weekend its always busy sometimes the co workers are really annoying and they dont want to Work" ((in 198 reviews)); "No training for the job role you're expected to do 6." ((in 108 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

(13,414 total reviews)

Juvencio Maeztu

77% 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 13,414 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

3.0

Feb 23, 2016

Great work experience depends on your department

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Most of the people were great to work with. Benefits for those people that got them seemed very good. Pay started off at an okay rate.

Cons

There was a "hierarchy" of the departments and food service was of course at the bottom. The managers in the food service department didn't appear to care at all about their workers, they only cared about how quickly you could serve the customers, even though it was the customers taking too long to decide their food. Working part time, the managers would schedule you JUST under full time hours, so they get the work of full time without having to give workers the benefits.

4.0

Feb 10, 2016

Good Company, Decent Job, Poor Management.

Sales coworker

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Competitive pay, awesome benefits (PTO, tuition reimbursement, staff cafeteria), employee discount, and medical insurance for part timers.

Cons

Management is more than willing to sacrifice employee happiness and productivity for the bottom line. Under staffing is a major issue and certain areas of the store have an incredibly high turnover rate. Opportunities for advancement are often stifled by hiring an external candidate over an internal candidate.

5.0

Dec 7, 2015

supply specialist

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great people to work with

Cons

large company so can be slow to change

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