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 (6568) , Sales Associate (3579) , Sales Floor Team Member (2263) , Sales Associate/Cashier (2092) , Guest Advocate (1936) , Team Leader (1379) , Style Consultant (1360) , Executive Team Leader (1344) , Barista (1320) , General Merchandise Expert (1225) , Fulfillment Associate (1029) , Fulfillment Expert (941) , Team Member (876) , 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 9443 reviews)); "The people are great and genuinely want to see you grow and suceed in your career at Target." ((in 4732 reviews)); "Benefits are good; you can elect benefits for self and family if you average 32 hours per week; part" ((in 3883 reviews)); "I stayed because coworkers were lovely and they were great about working around my classes." ((in 3760 reviews)); "Flexible hours and you will get lots of hours every now and than because they don’t hire anyone new" ((in 3305 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 6736 reviews)); "Target went through a string of bad managers while I worked there but those two were the worst." ((in 2093 reviews)); "Also plan on working constantly because everything is a priority and there's no work life balance." ((in 2004 reviews)); "Marketing not a respected or invested in department with no training or development and limited to no advancement" ((in 929 reviews)); "So much favoritism happening around the managers and they screw up the careers of employees for their benefits." ((in 813 reviews))

What are employees saying about Target layoffs in 2026?

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What are the top reviewed Target locations?

Montechiarugolo , Fiorano Modenese

Target reviews

3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(94,197 total reviews)

Michael Fiddelke

47% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

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Target has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 94,197 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).

Reviews by job title

94K reviews

2.0

Jul 5, 2012

Miserable place to work

Logistics associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible hours, willing to work around school schedule.

Cons

-Management does not care about employees. They cut back hours in order for management to take home large bonuses, but only give employees a 2 cent raise. -There is no way to distinguish your hardwork from the herd since everything is streamlined and management does not know what is going on in the store 75% of the time.

1.0

Jun 24, 2012

Grossly Underpaid w/ a Completely Skewed Work/Life Balance (LOG TL)

Logistics team leader-flow

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Was promoted from Sales Floor TM to Logistics Team Lead (overnight) w/in 2 months of hire 2. 15% discount 3. Performance, ALL performance (store, co., job, etc), is measured with precise metrics 4. Company has HUGE amount of TL Development tools available, and seeems to take development seriously

Cons

1. TERRIBLE PAY (I'm a TL making $11.36/hr!) and raise structure 2. Store-level HR is an impediment to "Managing Talent" 3. Difficult to maintain work/life balance in an o/n store 4. Benefits package is insufficient 5. Most new-hire ETL's are idiots (but they are usually quite pretty) 6. Must have a degree, even if it's completely irrelevant, like Modern Dance, to get to LOD position

4.0

Mar 2, 2012

Enjoy working for target but pay is low.

Team leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Able to rise quickly if you work hard. Management treats people well and are interactive with the employees. A 15% discount is really nice every time you shop at target! I have really enjoyed working in target.

Cons

There are only two downsides I have experienced while working at target. First the amount of work they expect the team leads to do. They expect 60 hours of work in a 40 hour week. At my store our hours are cut so we only get about 35 right now and they expect us to do the same amount of work in a shorter time period. Second would be the low wages. I started as a team member and got promoted in 5 months and got a raise. I now make $11 an hour.

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Jobs at Target

Seasonal: Guest Advocate (Cashier), General Merchandise, Fulfillment, Food & Beverage, Front of Store Attendant (Cart Attendant), Style, Inbound (Stocking) (T1939)

Seasonal: Guest Advocate (Cashier), General Merchandise, Fulfillment, Food & Beverage, Front of Store Attendant (Cart Attendant), Style, Inbound (Stocking) (T2857)

Seasonal: Guest Advocate (Cashier), General Merchandise, Fulfillment, Food & Beverage, Front of Store Attendant (Cart Attendant), Style, Inbound (Stocking) (T2228)

Seasonal: Guest Advocate (Cashier), General Merchandise, Fulfillment, Food & Beverage, Front of Store Attendant (Cart Attendant), Style, Inbound (Stocking) (T2322)

Seasonal: Guest Advocate (Cashier), General Merchandise, Fulfillment, Food & Beverage, Front of Store Attendant (Cart Attendant), Style, Inbound (Stocking) (T0995)

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