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 (2207) , 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 (678) , Assistant Store Manager (515) , Front End Cashier (499) , ASM- Assistant Store Manager (434) , 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 4463 reviews)); "The benefits are good and scheduling and we were working towards building relationships in the community" ((in 3355 reviews)); "Great people that work there and are very helpful when learning the job for the first time." ((in 2717 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and will teach you what you need to know for the most part" ((in 1501 reviews)); "good work environment and people" ((in 673 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 3608 reviews)); "Bad manager leads to if youve got time to lean youve got time to clean mentailty" ((in 1416 reviews)); "Long hours and shift times flip flop throughout the week making it difficult to have free time with family." ((in 1133 reviews)); "The management is usually pretty bad and there is basically no training for the job position." ((in 867 reviews)); "No work/life balance for senior managers (worked no less than 50 hours a week but paid for 40)" ((in 858 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.

Lowe's Home Improvement reviews

3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(47,889 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 47,889 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

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.

4.0

Nov 8, 2008

If you are a woman, do not expect to move up in the company.

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working with an excellent group of co workers and "sometimes" management

Cons

It is very difficult to get benefits. You MUST be working full time to get them. Even then, you have to bug HR to make sure that you get them. As mentioned in other reviews, the "Good ol boy" network is still in place. While minorities might not have as much difficulty moving up, women are RARELY promoted. If they are promoted it is for the head of the front end or Home decor and not anywhere else. Depending on the store, some managers will try to cut corners to increase sales. When I worked at lowes in Lawn and Garden, safety rules were routinely ignored! If you are a male cashier expect to be singled out to do carts when the cart pushers call in or don't show up to shifts.

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