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 (4109) , Customer Service Associate (1987) , Certified Pharmacy Technician (1618) , Shift Lead (1600) , Cashier (1360) , Pharmacist (1159) , Store Manager (1078) , Customer Service Representative (822) , Shift Leader (737) , Sales Associate/Cashier (680) , 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 1876 reviews)); "It is great for people who enjoy multitasking and some of the people who work there can be pretty great." ((in 1403 reviews)); "I was lucky and had great pharmacists and coworkers who made the job feel easier." ((in 1319 reviews)); "Hours are flexible and it is a pretty easy job once you get the hang of things." ((in 1176 reviews)); "The best reason for working here was flexible schedules and you had an annual raise depending on your performance." ((in 625 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 2441 reviews)); "Poor management some associates basically ran the store because the managers can't seem to do their jobs!" ((in 1927 reviews)); "Bad managers will just make it seem like a job you have to make money." ((in 954 reviews)); "Poor upper management and no desire to invest in the company" ((in 523 reviews)); "back hurts leg hurts draining no work life balance not worth the stress for the pay" ((in 475 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.

Walgreens reviews

3.0

33% would recommend to a friend

(37,117 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 37,117 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

4.0

Nov 8, 2008

Walgreens is a love / hate relationship

Sims coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Job security, good profit sharing benefits, most managers are very good about giving you any time off requests, the work is fairly easy

Cons

Pay isn't that great unless you can make it to management, it doesn't seem that they want to promote competent and hard workers into management but have no problem giving the job to new hires even if they have no previous retail experience, although the work is easy you always end up being expected to do much more than they pay you for, you are criticized if you work "too slowly", no matter how hard you work or how well you do it, it seems that some managers like speed more than they like a job well done

3.0

Nov 6, 2008

Walgreens, the good the bad and the ugly!

Executive assistant (exa)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay and benefits are the best in the drugstore industry. Opportunities for Management Trainees to move up to EXA are very plentiful. Once you become store manager you get a 8-5 m-f schedule and most weekends and holidays off. Work hours for salaried employees maybe long and stressful but bonus potential makes it all worth it. There is usually plenty of coverage for all store departments but the downside is many of the employees are not very reliable or capable of doing simple tasks. Many holidays are payed in addition to your regular salary even if you are a EXA.

Cons

Promotion to store manager from EXA requires a lot of patience and politics. Due to the lawsuit filed by minorities against Walgreens for discrimination against store managers and pharamcists, promotion is very hard to come by for certain races... Work hours are long and stressful and a lot of times you fill like the Store Manager and District Manager think you are a dog and that you can be enticed(motivated) by the possibility of a promotion. They have you thinking that promotion is right around the corner to keep you working like "super walgreens employee". It's the Walgreen Way.

4.0

Nov 4, 2008

A Great Place to Work.

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Overall, I think that Walgreens was one of the best after school jobs that I had. At the time, I wanted alot of hours, and they provided. My manager was very involved in what was going on outside the store as well. He made sure to see my report card and would not give me the hours unless my grades were up. If I had stayed with the company I would have eventually become a Pharmacy Tech.

Cons

Some of the Assistant Managers, but that would obviously vary in different stores.

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