Does Decathlon pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Decathlon employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Decathlon. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Decathlon?

79% of Decathlon employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Decathlon 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Decathlon?

Vendedor (452) , Sales Assistant (406) , Vendeur (371) , Department Manager (269) , Sports Advisor (216) , Sport Leader (202) , Omni Sport Leader (164) , Sales Associate (147) , Sports Leader (146) , Responsable De rayon (138) , Vendeur Conseil (129) , Vendeuse (113) , Sales Manager (111) , Omni-Sports Leader (95) , Vendedor Técnico (90)

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

"Good culture and good to work" ((in 280 reviews)); "Generally it was quite a fun period of employment..most of the ground staff were really great people and easy to talk to." ((in 181 reviews)); "Colleagues are friendly and the only ones who can feel with you and work with you in the same way." ((in 158 reviews)); "Good work culture amongst the team Always ready to push the employees to learn something new." ((in 139 reviews)); "Bring your own ideas and be supported by great teams" ((in 126 reviews))

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

"Low salary compared with competition if not taken into account bonuses (that not will be always there!)." ((in 392 reviews)); "bad management recently" ((in 210 reviews)); "No work life balance and" ((in 190 reviews)); "the pay is low and there is no bond among the colleagues in the running department." ((in 160 reviews)); "Extended working hours were a major issue" ((in 126 reviews))

Decathlon reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(4,536 total reviews)

Javier López

84% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

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Decathlon has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,536 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Decathlon employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Ventas al mayoreo y al menudeo industry (3.5 stars).

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5.0

Jun 17, 2025

More than just a job, thriving together

Anonymous employee

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Business Outlook

Pros

High trust, positive, supportive environment

Cons

Might lead to inconsistent individual responsibility (some inviduals might not consistently live up to the expected level of responsibility)

5.0

Jun 17, 2025

Decathlon

Commercial director

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Pros

1/ Meaningful project : Move poeple to the wonders of sports 2/ Great people : Supportive and Generous teammates, strong passionate in Human value and development 3/ Human first : always care about teammates and their working environment and development. 4/ Career opportunities: Employees have numerous chances to grow and develop professionally. Teammates are trusted to make decisions, fostering independence and confidence. 5/ Positive social impact: The company is committed to Environment and Scocial Impact

Cons

1/ Young leadership: Potential impact on global performance, management mistakes 2/ Transformation challenges: Heavy structure and freedom and sense, slow adaptation to modern trends 3/ Excessive freedom: Too many Project which seems not in the same directions, occasional confusion in decision-making

5.0

Jun 17, 2025

A Sportive working environment where you can be yourself

Anonymous employee

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I'm happy to work & surrounded by vital people who truly love sport This is a playing field for your to do what you love and propose things you want to do Knowledge sharing is also highly recommended, I'm happy to transfer knowledge to others.

Cons

A "network" organization, so it takes more time to go through collective advise process to get validation of new policy/ procedure/ guildline

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