Does Dollar General pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Dollar General employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Dollar General. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Dollar General?

29% of Dollar General employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Dollar General 2.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.4 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Dollar General?

Store Manager (2038) , Sales Associate (1619) , Assistant Manager (1149) , Cashier (742) , Sales Associate/Cashier (723) , Lead Sales Associate (510) , Key Holder (464) , Lead Sales Associate/Key Holder (385) , Assistant Store Manager (380) , District Manager (330) , Manager (324) , ASM- Assistant Store Manager (226) , Retail Sales Associate (168) , Retail Store Manager (168) , Cashier/Sales Associate (164)

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

"The people I work with are great and we have some really great customers as well." ((in 618 reviews)); "Great coworkers and the hours used to not be a problem until we were told to cut back." ((in 450 reviews)); "And has good benefits" ((in 384 reviews)); "Great employees and i love the atmosphere and all of my customers that i come into contact with every day" ((in 182 reviews)); "Flexible schedule and paid weekly" ((in 167 reviews))

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

"A lot of work for low pay and SOME people were really hard to work with." ((in 1576 reviews)); "Poor management( was ridiculed for not collecting enough donations and was done so in front of others)" ((in 724 reviews)); "Managers have to work over 60 hours a week just to stay afloat because of budgets" ((in 610 reviews)); "The hours are long and sometimes you don’t always have the same amount of days off" ((in 565 reviews)); "Oh and if you have kids you cant be a parent anymore because there is no work life balance." ((in 452 reviews))

What are employees saying about Dollar General layoffs in 2026?

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

Dollar General reviews

2.6

29% would recommend to a friend

(15,907 total reviews)

Todd Vasos

31% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

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Dollar General has an employee rating of 2.6 out of 5 stars, based on 15,907 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Dollar General employee rating is 26% below average for employers within the Ventas al mayoreo y al menudeo industry (3.5 stars).

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3.0

Jun 21, 2013

Meh

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Decent pay Working with the public

Cons

Very regimented in accomplishing tasks in a certain time frame but no additional hours given to accomplish them. Upper management thinks everyone is stealing.

2.0

Jun 19, 2013

Better than no job. That's about it.

Lead sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Get paid every week. Work day usually moves fast because you are almost always busy. Most of my coworkers and customers are very nice.

Cons

Cashiers get minimum wage, leads $1 above that, assistant managers a little above that. Pay is very low and expectations are high, often unrealistic. In my case the DM does not seem to care how things are done and allows management to get away with murder. Your hours will get cut repeatedly, you may have 35 one week and 20 the next. I currently work 6 days a week at 3 different stores to get 35 hours. 32 hours is considered full time unless you're a store manager.

1.0

Jun 14, 2013

Don't Let the "Best Place to Work" Award Fool You!

Senior level management

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Good environment depending on your department and manager. Some managers are good there, others are not. Lot's of activities to help break the work day monotony.

Cons

The company values mean nothing depending on your department. There is lots of company politics, lying, cheating and playing games with the livelihood of the employees. They are also very reluctant to promote minorities into upper levels of management. While they attempt to promote inclusion, the true culture is no inclusive at all.

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