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?

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

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

Ratings by category

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

2.9

Career opportunities

2.8

Culture & values

2.8

Work/Life balance

2.8

Compensation and benefits

2.6

Senior management

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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Reviews by job title

37K reviews

3.0

Jul 24, 2008

If you want to make $40,000 a year stocking dog food on shevles, this is the job for you.

Executive assistant store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Quick advancement. Pays well for what you do. Not a bad company to work for.

Cons

It's retail. All retail sucks because of customers. Somewhere, at sometime, someone told a customer "the customer is always right" and customers have taken this concept and run wild with it. Instead of it meaning that a retailer should provide a product or a service when a customer wants and how a customer wants it they have taken it to mean that they can be disrespectful and piss all over you and that you should be grateful for it because they are spending $3.00 on a prescription which you, the tax payer, who is working their ass off, is paying for because they have Medicaid. Walgreens will hire you as a "manager" but you will spend most of you time stocking dog food on shelves. When you are not doing that you will be patching up problems that your subordinated have created.

3.0

Jul 20, 2008

In a perfect world.....

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of growth means opportunity for advancement. The company has a great moral compass. The company offers great benefits. There is a great deal of emphasis on training and promoting from within.

Cons

Lots of growth means people are being promoted that are not qualified for more responsibility. While the company has high moral standards, unfortunately, more and more of the employees do not. ( Includes middle and upper management.) The company promotes a balance bewtween work and home but many managers are always "encroaching" and making employees feel they should be willing to stay later, do more, etc. In addition the growth is undertaken no matter what. Lines in the sand should not be drawn when it comes to the number of stores a company operates. The company seems to have arrived at this decision too. Too bad it was just recently.

2.0

Jul 19, 2008

Walgreens good job, no career

Customer service representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They did provide good training for what I did, and the manager at my store was the best!!! He was very understanding about what I was looking for in the job, and was willing to help me get to where I wanted to be. When I resigned, he even tried to keep me by offering me a chance at advancement, which I certainly did not expect from them for the position I held.

Cons

Pay is LOW! Try supporting a family on $7.00 an hour. IMpossible. Also their three week work schedule, sometimes you work 8 days in a row, just to get four days off. Made life really hard for the three weeks before your four day weekend.

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