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.

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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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Reviews by job title

37K reviews

4.0

Oct 15, 2015

Sr. Software Engineer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Like the location. Not very stressful.

Cons

Company culture is bad and is getting worse.

1.0

Aug 28, 2015

Terrible company to work for

Pharmacist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good benefits, they do offer disability after they cause you to have a nervous breakdown

Cons

The company only cares about making money, they do not care about the well-being of their employees or the well-being of their customers. I had a non-pharmacist member of corporate management threaten me for not recommending a drug to treat the runny nose of an infant. I was forced to work 12 hour shifts with no break at all.

1.0

Aug 23, 2015

Sr Financial analyst, specialty solutions group

Senior financial analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None at this point. Maybe in a year or two, when all the "boys club" is gone, there will be opportunities for fair advancement for all, not just inner circle. The only good point about Walgreens is a lot of good and hard working people, who are unfortunately struggling day to day because of very poor management.

Cons

Poor/inexperienced management, career advancement depends on connections, not experience and hard work. Boys club, very inner circle, who get promoted and keep their jobs despite of poor management, poor performance and tons of problems at the upper management level. The morale is very low.

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