Does Starbucks pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Starbucks employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Starbucks. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Starbucks?

57% of Starbucks employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Starbucks 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Starbucks?

Barista (45014) , Shift Supervisor (9817) , Cashier/Barista (4308) , Store Manager (3148) , Supervisor (1117) , Barista, Shift Supervisor (956) , Barista Trainer (845) , Starbucks-Barista (739) , Manager (657) , Shift Manager (588) , Cashier (458) , Assistant Manager (379) , Partner (332) , Assistant Store Manager (325) , Shift Lead (288)

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

"The benefits are great and the fact that they offer them for all partners is amazing." ((in 11861 reviews)); "you get at least one free drink and food item each day you work which is nice and convenient" ((in 4269 reviews)); "pretty much always great coworkers and very pro lgbt enviroment (ive worked at 3 now)" ((in 3755 reviews)); "Tips are great and the free coffee is good." ((in 3618 reviews)); "Met some great people there but the revolving door ratio is very high and not much people stay long" ((in 3598 reviews))

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

"the pay is low and the way to climb is long and need to please a lot of people" ((in 4808 reviews)); "Poor management at my specific store (new people/supervisors were inexperienced or simply unwilling to help)" ((in 4459 reviews)); "Bad managers sometimes picked on me or withheld competition prizes from me after I won." ((in 2516 reviews)); "Little to no work life balance Unrealistic expectations around labor and metrics (do more with less mentality)" ((in 889 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 786 reviews))

What are employees saying about Starbucks layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Starbucks locations?

Madrid , Barcelona , Sevilla , Alicante , Málaga , Las Palmas , Santa Cruz , Valencia , Las Rozas de Madrid , Santander , Vigo , Trujillo , Zaragoza , El Prat de Llobregat , Callosa de Segura , Madridejos , Cerdanyola del Vallès

Starbucks reviews

3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(85,572 total reviews)

Brian Niccol

34% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

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Starbucks has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 85,572 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Starbucks employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurantes y servicios de comidas industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

86K reviews

5.0

Apr 16, 2011

Good

Barista

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

free drinks and other benefits

Cons

the hourly pay could be higher...

3.0

Apr 14, 2011

They make you do everything

Barista

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some of my co-workers were great to work with.

Cons

Most of the managers were inexperienced and hired because they were managers of a different company.

4.0

Apr 13, 2011

I love the creative atmosphere, fast-pace of the job, and working with customers.

Lead barista

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The customer interaction. People absolutely love you when you can make a drink exactly to their liking and they turn into loyal customers. I have had several customers who said they prefer me to make their drink. I believe it is also important to make it about the overall experience and not just the product. I ask them about their day and how their classes (I work on a University and am currently a student as well) and work are going. People really appreciate it when even just a few seconds of their day, someone takes the time to ask "How are you?" and really listen for an answer, while making them a drink that could help improve their day just a little better.

Cons

Since I work for a licensed store, I feel like there is very little room for advancement within the company and we get little to no benefits. I am studying International Business and Marketing so I would love to get into more of the Corporate Starbucks higher management positions possibly in the future. Therefore cons: I feel like I work way too hard and get very little back from my licensed store (even though I know how to do everything that a corporate barista does). In addition, our store is very unfair in compensating its employees, with a severe imbalance in equal level of work. The plus side though is that our store is very flexible with my schedule because we are all university students.

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