Does CVS Health pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, CVS Health employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at CVS Health. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at CVS Health?

44% of CVS Health employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated CVS Health 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CVS Health?

Pharmacy Technician (7821) , Shift Supervisor (2263) , Pharmacist (1634) , Cashier (1438) , Store Manager (1429) , Certified Pharmacy Technician (1288) , Sales Associate/Cashier (861) , Staff Pharmacist (842) , Customer Service Representative (829) , Pharmacy Manager (608) , Sales Associate (579) , Operations Manager (524) , Manager (410) , Shift Supervisor B (371) , Pharmacy Technician CPhT (329)

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

"The only thing good about this job is that it is good pay and provides good benefits" ((in 2994 reviews)); "great people and fun when we are not all running around like wild chickens trying to get everything done" ((in 1554 reviews)); "They were pretty good about offering flexible hours and adjusting to my schedule while still in high school." ((in 1386 reviews)); "Supportive Team (Store Dependent) – Great coworkers can make the job more enjoyable and manageable." ((in 1351 reviews)); "work from home is good" ((in 748 reviews))

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

"A bad manager can ruin your entire experience and fill your team with unqualified coworkers." ((in 959 reviews)); "There was no work life balance and from talking to people who still work there it’s only gotten worse." ((in 898 reviews)); "No training they just throw you in and you learn by asking questions and hope for the best" ((in 843 reviews)); "poor upper management (specifically on a corporates level)" ((in 774 reviews)); "CVS does not care about their employees or their customers and only care about the money involved." ((in 395 reviews))

What are employees saying about CVS Health layoffs in 2026?

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

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CVS Health reviews

3.2

44% would recommend to a friend

(46,683 total reviews)

David Joyner

49% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Work/Life balance

3.0

Culture & values

3.0

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

CVS Health has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 46,683 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CVS Health employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Salud industry (3.4 stars).

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Reviews by job title

47K reviews

3.0

Feb 10, 2016

Pay is terrible compared to work load

Pharmacy tech/lead tech/inventory specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I worked for Cvs for 8 years. It was honestly a totally different enviroment when I first started out. The raises were .25 every year. They did pay for my national certification and provided the training. I have worked in different parts ofSC. Regionsl management has always been nice and sympathetic to workload.

Cons

Pay is terrible. No experience starting off at 9 an hour is good, because the promise was get your state and national certification and you are raised to 12 and then its a quarter ever year. This changed suddenly. Now the max raise you can recieve is 2.5% that's yhe max. If your store is not rated excellent you are not allowed to get 2.5 even if you are an excellent employee.

1.0

Nov 11, 2015

PHARMACIST

Pharmacist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay and benefits for pharmacists. Thats about it.

Cons

There are too many to list. Horrible work environment conditions esp at busy high volume stores. Always want you to do more with less then reprimand you for not meeting every metric. Little support from management if any. The only reason I gave this company 1 star is because there is no option for "0."

2.0

Sep 25, 2015

Great for new grads otherwise look elsewhere

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It use to be flexibility but that's changing. Guidelines make practice easy. Pay is good

Cons

Benefits are getting worse by the minute, personal hours stay stagnant x5 years, poor education reimbursement (not competitive), weekend requirements on top of on all shifts to fill in for sick providers.

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