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 (1990) , 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

(37,144 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 37,144 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 Vendita al dettaglio e all'ingrosso industry (3.5 stars).

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37K reviews

1.0

Apr 29, 2016

Hell on earth. Dangerous pharmacy environment.

Retail pharmacist

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Pharmacist salary is good. Once a pharmacist learns how to cheat all the KPI's (AKA: LYING yes we are forced to lie or be fired), thereby nullifying their existence, you can eek out a pretty nice life here.

Cons

When I finally make a mistake that results in patient harm, or worse -- how will I explain my actions to the judge? To the patient? To their family? Oh, I know. I will just say, "My supervisor told me I need to PUT DOWN WHATEVER IT IS I AM WORKING ON to walk over to the counter and run the register, an interruption which distracted me from the penicillin allergy in their profile... ." Ridiculous. Patient safety? That is not #1. "CUSTOMER SERVICE IS NUMBER ONE" my supervisor told me. He knows he will not be the one on trial. This is not healthcare, folks. Working at retail pharmacy is Russian roulette, not a matter of if but WHEN.

3.0

Feb 5, 2016

Views from a Corporate Employee

Senior analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Corporate life at Walgreens is great if you're the type of person who wants to settle down. This is a place that celebrates pinnings for annual work anniversaries and it's not uncommon that you'll see 10, 15, and 20+ year pinnings here. Work isn't stressful and you can get by without giving it your 110%. You'll get into a routine and achieve complacency very easily. If you're looking for a place where you can coast, this is it.

Cons

Walgreens is a mature company. This isn't a place where you're going to be on the leading-edge of anything. Business is conducted top-down. There have been some initial talks of making this place more innovative and adopting a more agile-like process. However, this is going to take a lot of work and buy-in from executives. At this point in time, I feel it's more conceptual rather than definitively saying it's the direction they are headed in. If you strive in a fast-pace environment like I do , you'll miss that here. This isn't a place where you'll constantly be learning or have an opportunity to push ideas. The Deerfield office is soul-sucking but the Digital ecommerce Chicago office is a little more lively and laid-back.

4.0

Jan 26, 2016

Pharmacist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Top notch technology, and great IT support for that technology, bright clean work environment

Cons

They expect way too much of one person, the speed at which you push a prescription through, giving a minimum number of vaccines daily and there's really not room for much growth. It used to be such a friendly company to work for but now you're just a number.

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