Does Starbucks pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Starbucks employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Starbucks. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Starbucks?

56% 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 (44876) , Shift Supervisor (9778) , Cashier/Barista (4306) , Store Manager (3110) , Supervisor (1115) , Barista, Shift Supervisor (955) , Barista Trainer (841) , Starbucks-Barista (737) , Manager (653) , Shift Manager (586) , Cashier (458) , Assistant Manager (373) , Partner (331) , Assistant Store Manager (325) , Shift Lead (288)

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

"Great benefits such as stocks and healthcare insurance and they are very good at being flexible with your schedule." ((in 11781 reviews)); "you get at least one free drink and food item each day you work which is nice and convenient" ((in 4248 reviews)); "pretty much always great coworkers and very pro lgbt enviroment (ive worked at 3 now)" ((in 3719 reviews)); "Good commuter benefits and free coffee 🙄" ((in 3634 reviews)); "Met some great people there but the revolving door ratio is very high and not much people stay long" ((in 3522 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 4823 reviews)); "Poor management at my specific store (new people/supervisors were inexperienced or simply unwilling to help)" ((in 4441 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 875 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 772 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.

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Starbucks reviews

3.5

56% would recommend to a friend

(85,284 total reviews)

Brian Niccol

31% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Culture & values

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Work/Life balance

2.8

Senior management

Starbucks has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 85,284 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).

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Reviews by job title

85K reviews

4.0

Dec 21, 2008

Respect at the work place is a place I want to be

Assistant store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

job security, store morale fun, respect. Guiding principles and missions of sbux

Cons

experiences are very different depending on your store manager. Starbucks sets the guidelines and expectations but you have to answer to your store manager on a daily basis and preform to your current store managers expectations. This means depending on your manager you may feel obligated to take home work to complete during your time off in order to keep your manger satiisfied with your perfomance. Other managers highly enforce time work is time paid and work life balance

4.0

Dec 17, 2008

Good part-time job with great benefits and free coffee!

Barista

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Starbucks is a great company. They are very good at communication and giving the reasons behind their actions. Benefits are awesome compared to any other part time job you will find. If you can find some good people to work with, this will be a fun part-time job with a few benefits like a free pound of coffee every week, free drinks, and discounts on goods. You also get to know the people in your community, which can be very interesting.

Cons

They have been cutting hours lately due to the recession. It is hard to get 32 hours, let alone 40. If you work with people you don't get along with, work can be depressing. If you don't drink coffee, you will have to work to find something good to drink.

5.0

Dec 12, 2008

Starbucks is one great company to wirk for!

Asm

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing company. They are very flexible with partners

Cons

STRESSFUL, customers are a pain!

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