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 (45001) , Shift Supervisor (9814) , Cashier/Barista (4308) , Store Manager (3148) , Supervisor (1116) , Barista, Shift Supervisor (956) , Barista Trainer (845) , Starbucks-Barista (739) , Manager (656) , 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?

Milano , Firenze , Torino , Roma , Napoli , Verona , Partinico , Brescia , Reggio nell'Emilia , Itala , Bergamo , Bari

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Starbucks reviews

3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(85,550 total reviews)

Brian Niccol

34% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Culture & values

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Work/Life balance

2.9

Senior management

Starbucks has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 85,550 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 Ristoranti e servizi alimentari industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

86K reviews

1.0

Aug 7, 2008

No one can answer the questions "What are we doing and Why?"

Support services

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great opportunity to earn benefits while in school, great product, good atmosphere, free pound of coffee each week!

Cons

No visibile or clear strategic direction, zero communication from the top down, lack of effective ability to manage through simple processes, antiquated systems, lost site of the vision and mission statement, eveyone is running around making decisions with no alignment to the business or impact on the customer.

4.0

Aug 6, 2008

Better than most places to work for an entry level job.

Barista

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Starbucks is a friendly and non-hostile place to work for the most part. It is important to be more social than skilled at making coffee. It is more of a people business rather than a coffee business. Although many say that Starbucks needs to go back to basics, I think the food direction and more diverse appeal is a good approach. Be careful, all the free coffee and food will get you fat, though!

Cons

Often there are very early morning hours, and the job requires significant training and experience to achieve proficiency. Also, it is easy to feel the minutiae of a large corporation. Often things intended to streamline or improve something end up backfiring and it take a long time for bad things to be changed.

1.0

Aug 6, 2008

Howard is in denial

Data administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They are enviromentally and socially conscious - which is not the norm for a company of that size. They work hard with coffee growing comunities to improve the quality of life from health care to education.

Cons

Where do I start? There's no accountability. People fall into positions based on who they know rather than whether or not they have an understanding of the work.

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