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 1472 reviews)); "Think it's good pay for entry level and you can often better autonomy and responsibilities than similar companies" ((in 829 reviews)); "Great people and diversity" ((in 665 reviews)); "The culture is great and if you are all about corporate you can advance up as positions open." ((in 621 reviews)); "Coworkers were great I got to know almost everyone in that store and built so many friendships" ((in 414 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 840 reviews)); "Low salary if you want to live freely without having to think of how much you spend" ((in 436 reviews)); "Bad managers that don't know how to talk to people and guide them to improve working condition." ((in 386 reviews)); "Long hours and during the weekend its always busy sometimes the co workers are really annoying and they dont want to Work" ((in 195 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

(13,412 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 13,412 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

Sep 3, 2014

Kitchen Planner

Kitchen seller

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is great at start. Pay is more than most other departments. It is a specialist position and you can get paid ok. There benefits are great, they do take care of people there.

Cons

Too much politics. NOT ENOUGH STAFF. A lot of empty promises for advancing ones development there (even when asked). They recently began paying more than minimum wage for any position... but what about those that have been there for years??? They love to wiggle there way out of questions on salary.

1.0

Jun 18, 2014

Work life balance, does not stand for this company. they preach it but does not follow thru

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

get hours when the business needs is there

Cons

HR open door policy is there to get you fired. Jason Johnson is a coward and the head of HR.

2.0

Oct 26, 2013

Inflow coworker

Logs coworker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Hours are good for family life. The pay is typical to other jobs doing the same thing. The work is hard but no customers to be in the way. Discount so a plus at 15% Uniforms are better than the yellow foot locker shirts the rest of the store wears.

Cons

Poor management from team leaders. I haven't learned anything from them. Everything I know was from other coworkers or trial and error. They are all talk and no action. The only manager that will do anything is inflow manager and supply manager. The problem is they are not with us all the time so they don't know what is really happening when no one is watching. They seem to care about people and wanting to make things better for the many and they listen and treat people fairly. No benefits for part time anymore.

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Food Service & Dish Associate (12-19 Hours/week)

Food Service & Dishwasher Associate--P

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Work life balance, does not stand for this company. they preach it but does not follow thru

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