Does Target pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Target employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Target. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Target?

57% of Target employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Target 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Target?

Cashier (6560) , Sales Associate (3577) , Sales Floor Team Member (2262) , Sales Associate/Cashier (2092) , Guest Advocate (1933) , Team Leader (1379) , Style Consultant (1356) , Executive Team Leader (1343) , Barista (1319) , General Merchandise Expert (1223) , Fulfillment Associate (1028) , Fulfillment Expert (940) , Team Member (873) , Retail Sales Associate (832) , Warehouse Worker (748)

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

"Good pay but not worth the time and energy you must put in to get the job done" ((in 9432 reviews)); "The people are great and genuinely want to see you grow and suceed in your career at Target." ((in 4675 reviews)); "Benefits are good; you can elect benefits for self and family if you average 32 hours per week; part" ((in 3890 reviews)); "I stayed because coworkers were lovely and they were great about working around my classes." ((in 3736 reviews)); "Flexible hours and you will get lots of hours every now and than because they don’t hire anyone new" ((in 3304 reviews))

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

"You also have to deal with people who don't pull their own weight and poor management." ((in 6757 reviews)); "Target went through a string of bad managers while I worked there but those two were the worst." ((in 2073 reviews)); "Also plan on working constantly because everything is a priority and there's no work life balance." ((in 1983 reviews)); "Marketing not a respected or invested in department with no training or development and limited to no advancement" ((in 909 reviews)); "Too much favoritism and they showed it too" ((in 805 reviews))

What are employees saying about Target layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Target locations?

Montechiarugolo , Fiorano Modenese

Target reviews

3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(94,142 total reviews)

Michael Fiddelke

47% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Culture & values

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

Target has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 94,142 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Target employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Vendita al dettaglio e all'ingrosso industry (3.5 stars).

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94K reviews

4.0

Jul 25, 2011

Great stepping stone.. just don't stay too long.

Cashier/sales floor team member

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Target has an excellent inlaid community. The employees and management make the environment very nice to work in. Once you prove yourself, and show initiative, there are a wealth of fun and rewarding positions.

Cons

For people looking for a career, or long-employment, I would not recommend Target. Although they desire for people to expand responsibilities and take on advanced positions, many team members will get "stuck" doing work, without the pay raise. Plus, after a few years(and raises) their attitude towards employees seems to change. Corrective action, and bad reviews start to come out of nowhere. I have known about 10 people who worked for Target more than 5 years, myself included, who faced undeserved criticism in their final years. It seems that the leadership is required to give imperfect reviews to even excellent employees in order to keep their payroll budget low. It's really sad, because the long-term employees I knew were absolutely great workers, and they MADE Target what it was.

2.0

Jun 15, 2011

Professional integrity does not matter.

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart, ambitious people - generally Looks great on a resume - cache Most diverse (ethnically) employer in downtown Minneapolis Good cafe

Cons

Hypocrisy. The political games and ability to get ahead via denigration of others is on a level I've not seen at any of the Fortune 100 companies I've worked with. Poor benefits. Amazingly poor communication and development opportunities.

2.0

Dec 1, 2010

Not all that glitters is gold

Professional level employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Great to have on your resume -Fun atmosphere at times -Great coworkers -Many conveniences onsite -Innovator with technology - Highly competent, motivated, talented people to work with - Team member surveys can actually effect change, however it is usually very slow if it happens at all -Lots of opportunities for development - Hiring from within is common - Expectations from HR are clearly laid out to help team members understand what will make them successful - Headquarters building is great atmosphere with beautiful artwork and nice cafeteria

Cons

- Extremely political environment - Not enough balance between men and women working there creates a very catty environment - Ladder climbers (and there are many) are ready and willing to step on your back to get where they want their career to be regardless of how that impacts everyone else - Very cliquey - Everyone is rated on their potential for promotion. One bad manager and you can forget your ability to be promoted there forever afterwards regardless of your history of success - HR guidelines for success are a joke - Lots of talk about being team members, but the team mentality is definitely not in place by management - Regardless of the many awards given for workplace environment, benefits to employees, and how awesome it is to work at Target as a working mother, don't believe the hype. Work/Life balance is not actively encouraged and benefits are dwindling. - Lots of glitz and glam are used to create a "Fast, Fun, Friendly" place to work however not as much effort is put into developing managers who are personally accountable to their teams - Too much feedback from managers about every last detail. Feedback is great, however it's not implemented effectively which just serves to break down team members and cause them to focus on their faults instead of their successes. - Managers constantly get awards for the work their teams do without giving any recognition to the people actually doing the work. This is highly demotivating and a morale buster. - 65% - 70% women and almost all the top leaders within the company are men. Why is that?

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