Does Walgreens pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Walgreens employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Walgreens. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Walgreens?

33% of Walgreens employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Walgreens 2.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Walgreens?

Pharmacy Technician (4107) , Customer Service Associate (1988) , Certified Pharmacy Technician (1618) , Shift Lead (1600) , Cashier (1359) , Pharmacist (1159) , Store Manager (1078) , Customer Service Representative (822) , Shift Leader (737) , Sales Associate/Cashier (679) , Sales Associate (596) , CSA - Customer Service Associate (595) , Assistant Manager (577) , Senior Certified Pharmacy Technician (511) , Pharmacy Manager (468)

What are the pros of working at Walgreens according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits but they were changing these as I was leaving not sure they are still good." ((in 1897 reviews)); "It is great for people who enjoy multitasking and some of the people who work there can be pretty great." ((in 1411 reviews)); "I was lucky and had great pharmacists and coworkers who made the job feel easier." ((in 1326 reviews)); "The hours are flexible and they will work with you on what days you are available." ((in 1163 reviews)); "Flexible scheduling since it's difficult to work as a nurse practitioner and have hourly and not salaried positions." ((in 635 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Walgreens according to real employee reviews?

"Also very low pay and you won't receive your pay raise even when promised after the one year mark." ((in 2437 reviews)); "Poor management some associates basically ran the store because the managers can't seem to do their jobs!" ((in 1931 reviews)); "Bad managers will just make it seem like a job you have to make money." ((in 970 reviews)); "Poor upper management and no desire to invest in the company" ((in 515 reviews)); "back hurts leg hurts draining no work life balance not worth the stress for the pay" ((in 472 reviews))

What are employees saying about Walgreens layoffs in 2026?

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What are the top reviewed Walgreens locations?

Mexicali , Tehuacán , Cancún , Monterrey

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3.0

33% would recommend to a friend

(37,113 total reviews)

Mike Motz

23% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

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Walgreens has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 37,113 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Walgreens 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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2.0

Aug 4, 2008

no future in walgreens

Pharmacy technician

Recommend

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Pros

You have it unless you "rock the boat" too much and as long as you kiss butt where necessary. Work/Life Balance:Non existant. You never know when you are going to see your spouse or children. Your email and cell phone are your main means of communicating with your family

Cons

Starting pay is mediocre when compared to hospitals and other pharmacy settings. Along with yearly wage being just enough to support yourself and nothing more. As far as respect goes, there is none. You get no respect from your district managers or customers AT ALL. The customers treat you like trash, no matter how much you try to please them. Walgreens has that attitude where customers are always right, no matter how many laws they break in an effort to get what they want.

2.0

Aug 4, 2008

40,000/year to stock shelves is my job description!

Executive assistant store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Annual salary is 40,000 and the 401K is 3.05 for every dollar you invest. They promote store manager only from within which is good and bad. Good, because the store manager, in most cases, started as a cashier and could end up as a store manager, district manager, or regional manager. Bad, because without the right training you can be promoted too fast and become nothing more than a gloried stockboy who never learned the proper leadership skills needed to have successful staff.

Cons

The management position involves long hours, stocking shelves, and working several weekends in a row! Scheduling is supposed to be fair, but unfortunately for managers it is not. There is a lot of heavy lifting, pressure, and poor feedback with this position. You work really hard, but nobody notices or says any thing.

3.0

Jul 28, 2008

A hit or miss job

Photo specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Easy to do if you are a pretty lazy person which was great for me in the beginning.

Cons

Big downside is if you have a crappy store manager. From what i heard its great and easy to advaNCE if u have a good manager that isnt a drug addict. SHe has a huge stash and would give you inpossible duties, and when i would do them 100 percent she would show me this facial expression of horror and tell me that I'm lucky that no one wants the night shift. Also I would get blamed for stealing that i never did.

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