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 1490 reviews)); "The pay is good for the type of job it is and there are benefits for part" ((in 823 reviews)); "Great people and diversity" ((in 680 reviews)); "The culture is great and if you are all about corporate you can advance up as positions open." ((in 618 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 855 reviews)); "Low salary if you want to live freely without having to think of how much you spend" ((in 434 reviews)); "Bad managers that don't know how to talk to people and guide them to improve working condition." ((in 376 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 105 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

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 13,414 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).

Reviews by job title

13K reviews

3.0

Jul 27, 2023

Good starting design job

Visual merchandiser

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay is pretty high for a visual merchandiser position. Benefits are pretty good, and PTO is excellent.

Cons

Bonuses every year are only like 0.50 a year, they overwork their coworkers, and you can tell everyone is tired and overworked.

4.0

Jun 22, 2023

Great company horrible management

Customer service associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay Hours Job is easy Bonus

Cons

Managers make your job difficult because of all the asinine rules. Mangers aren’t on the same page and tell coworkers different things. You get written up for damn near everything.

2.0

May 9, 2023

Difficult to work for

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Accommodating to personal/family needs. A brand that is easy to love. Relatively good job security - they will work with you to find a place for you, which can be good or bad depending on how you look at it. Frustrations are typically shared, so come to terms with them. Salary and benefits are not superb, but far from poor.

Cons

Difficult company to work for if you like getting things done. Nothing is in anyones control and there is a lengthy dance that occurs to get any simple task done. Whatever your job area is focused on, plan to only spend 25% of time on it - you will be negotiating and having the same conversations to eventually be allowed to move forward. Alignment is impossible. Everyone is aware of the fundamental problems in the business and systems, and even the owners within the business do not have power to impact them.

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Jobs at IKEA

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Retail Sales Associate- Self Serve

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