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 2% 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 (4115) , Customer Service Associate (1993) , Certified Pharmacy Technician (1621) , Shift Lead (1600) , Cashier (1362) , Pharmacist (1159) , Store Manager (1078) , Customer Service Representative (823) , Shift Leader (738) , Sales Associate/Cashier (680) , CSA - Customer Service Associate (596) , Sales Associate (596) , 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 1868 reviews)); "It is great for people who enjoy multitasking and some of the people who work there can be pretty great." ((in 1394 reviews)); "I was lucky and had great pharmacists and coworkers who made the job feel easier." ((in 1313 reviews)); "Hours are flexible and it is a pretty easy job once you get the hang of things." ((in 1175 reviews)); "The best reason for working here was flexible schedules and you had an annual raise depending on your performance." ((in 611 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 2426 reviews)); "Poor management some associates basically ran the store because the managers can't seem to do their jobs!" ((in 1932 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 529 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.

Walgreens reviews

3.0

33% would recommend to a friend

(37,147 total reviews)

Mike Motz

23% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

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Walgreens has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 37,147 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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1.0

Apr 27, 2014

Would not recommend working here, especially at the corporate offices.

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Pros

The only pro was the wellness center and gym located in the 108 building.

Cons

There's too much for one person. There are not enough employees at corporate to complete all the projects assigned. There is little to no training provided. Management's advice was, "do what we did last time." Additionally management does not have any people skills; they're good with creating reports for the executives but don't know how to manage their employees.

2.0

Apr 14, 2014

too much focus on the bottom line, not people

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

pay and insurance benefits were great, some of the co-workers were a joy but things changed once flexible scheduling and company restructuring took place. Good pay is no substitute for a non-hostile work environment.

Cons

improper/outdated training and materials (no real tools on store net for bedside delivery as of 2/14), understaffed, excessive work load, poor work ethic of fellow employees (last minute call offs, inappropriate shift switches, or intentional work slow down), absent store managers/DMs (ours was always at the DO, Fred Prior seminars, or with the region's other store managers), poor communication (eg. e-mails and phone calls not answered in a timely manner), lack of upper management support. There is no work-life balance if you have children, nor is there any accomodation for non-hourly employee chronic illness (eg. meal breaks for diabetics).

1.0

Mar 19, 2014

Not a good place to work

Pharmacist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, good match on 401k , decent benefits

Cons

Lack of pharmacy staff, work by myself quite a bit, 12 hour days, no breaks ever, required to a list of different vaccinations flu, shingle pneumonia, check blood pressures, give cholesterol tests, MTM computer entries all while cutting tech hours. quickly reaching burn out stage. No Staff in pharmacy continuously cutting pharmacy tech hours. Pharmacy is not a 1 man sport. Dusting off my resume.

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