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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3.0

33% would recommend to a friend

(37,145 total reviews)

Mike Motz

23% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

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Walgreens has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 37,145 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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1.0

Oct 15, 2013

Worst corporate culture and hire you full time and use you like a temp.

Registered pharmacy technician

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Pros

They dangle of carrot of full time work with benefits, continuing education and promotions from within. Once you are there they work you like a temp. The metrics constantly changing so they have a legal reason to fire you without "laying" you off.

Cons

For the Pharmacy Technician jobs in the Central Pharmacy Operations which includes the central pharmacy, the call center, data entry of prescriptions, and Third Party Rejects (insurance) resolution they constantly are trying to fire you under the guise of "quality control" and metrics goals. A very unhappy stressful place to work. I was a "Old Timer" and had worked there for little over a year. Once I hit the high end of the salary range I was gone too.

1.0

Aug 26, 2013

not a good company to work for anymore, got too big too fast

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Got paid decently for my job. Didn't have to work a ton of overtime. Worked for and with some great people.

Cons

Used to be one of the last big companies that actually had work/life balance. In the last 5 years with all the acquisitions and changes in management/lay-offs, it has become a circus. The systems are outdated because the investment in that was obviously not a priority. Benefits have deteriorated, I might as well have bought my own health insurance. There are way too many layers and "towers" of management at corporate. No one knows what anyone does there anymore and who to go to to get any information.

2.0

Jul 23, 2013

Retail clinics, where medicine goes to die

Family nurse practitioner

Recommend

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Pros

Open 363 days a year, so if you want weekend work, you have it. Good pay and benefits. Great concept, but very poorly implemented.

Cons

Micromanaging. Ridiculously slow EMR, not at all tailored to clinical practice. Can't get time off when needed. High turnover. They tolerate bad clinicians, which makes us all look bad. Not willing to really invest in the IT aspect of the business.

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