Does Lowe's Home Improvement pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Lowe's Home Improvement employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Lowe's Home Improvement. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Lowe's Home Improvement?

61% of Lowe's Home Improvement employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Lowe's Home Improvement 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lowe's Home Improvement?

Sales Associate (2545) , Cashier (2208) , Customer Service Associate (1856) , Sales Specialist (1121) , Head Cashier (1081) , Customer Service Representative (969) , Department Manager (929) , CSA - Customer Service Associate (858) , Sales Associate/Cashier (722) , Department Supervisor (679) , Assistant Store Manager (515) , Front End Cashier (500) , ASM- Assistant Store Manager (435) , CSA (391) , Retail Sales Associate (388)

What are the pros of working at Lowe's Home Improvement according to real employee reviews?

"The people who train you are really helpful and the pay is good for someone just starting to work" ((in 4450 reviews)); "The benefits are good and scheduling and we were working towards building relationships in the community" ((in 3360 reviews)); "Great people that work there and are very helpful when learning the job for the first time." ((in 2725 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and will teach you what you need to know for the most part" ((in 1510 reviews)); "good work environment and people" ((in 665 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Lowe's Home Improvement according to real employee reviews?

"Management was poor and had you working 16 hour days on occasions with heavy lifting all night" ((in 3629 reviews)); "Bad manager leads to if youve got time to lean youve got time to clean mentailty" ((in 1401 reviews)); "You really do have to enjoy the retail environment and me willing to work long hours including weekends and holidays." ((in 1129 reviews)); "No training was ever accomplished and the manager over the section should have been named Bill so we could call her InvisiBill!" ((in 859 reviews)); "No work/life balance for senior managers (worked no less than 50 hours a week but paid for 40)" ((in 846 reviews))

What are employees saying about Lowe's Home Improvement layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Lowe's Home Improvement locations?

San Pedro Garza Garcia , Monterrey , Ciudad de México , Chihuahua

Lowe's Home Improvement reviews

3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(47,902 total reviews)

Marvin Ellison

66% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

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Lowe's Home Improvement has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 47,902 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Lowe's Home Improvement 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

48K reviews

1.0

Nov 16, 2008

Age descrimination and the Good Ole Boy policy is alive and well at Lowe's!

Customer service associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

401K, Medical, Dental, v ision care

Cons

Age descrimination. After the set up of a new store - "Management" picked 'Team Leaders' for each department WITHOUT advertising them on Lowes.net. I have over 8 months at Lowe's, over 30 years in the trade associated with my department, know the computer system, SOS sales, Installs, details, know the Fashion and Rough side of the department, and have completed numerous sales and helped train 3 of the new members in my department for this store. I have been a Work leader, Foreman, and instructor and I retired from my previous job after 35 years. The Department manager is a 1st time manager at 29 years old, the HR is young, the Store Manager is young. The person picked for Team Leader is YOUNG - without no knowledge of the department or trade, has been with Lowe's for 1 month, does not know the computer system and has never completed any SOS sales. When asked why the choice and why I was not given a chance at the position (I was waiting for the position to be posted) I was informed that they were looking at the "long term". I was told they 'respect' and admire my dedication and the fact that I helped train the 3 individuals and hoped that I could see past all this, be a Team Player, and help bring the new Team Leader along!

3.0

Nov 11, 2008

Good place to start.

Zone manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Can move up to senior management without even having a high school diploma. As a company the are very good about promoting from within.

Cons

The pay doesn't match the amount of hours put into the job. Lowes makes you believe that you have a chance to bonus every year. This makes the managers put thier heart in soul into the comany, The negative part of this, is they know exactly what they are doing and make the bonuses just unattainable.

4.0

Nov 9, 2008

I like my job & recommend Lowe's as an employer!

Department manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits & great people. I love all the people I work with. I am currently looking to get promoted. I look forward to it, but I might have to go to another store. The senior Manager's are fair across the board and work well as a team. It's hard to write review's for the company, because no one is actually writing for the company, they are writing for their store. The review will be bad if you work for a bad Manager, and yes we all have one. The company is a great company to work for. i am proud to work for Lowe's. It is much better than Home Depot and we also get an employee discount. The health benefits are great, and we are offered many options for whatever help we need. Lowe's offers legal services, massage, and therapy for mental health! i have looked for another job many times and so far haven't had any luck finding a better company. I decided to put my efforts into getting promoted instead. I don't want to be the bad manager that no one wants to work for/with. Making a store great starts with all of us. The company is already great.

Cons

Long hours & mean customer's. People can be nasty at any workplace. I wish customers would treat employees the way they want to be treated at their place of employment! I also really hate when other co-workers are negative and complain. It just brings everyone else down. It is part of Lowe's culture to support team work, but everyone has to be on board or it doesn't work. I do however think that Management is slightly underpaid.

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