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 been stable over the past 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 (2032) , Sales Associate (1617) , Assistant Manager (1148) , Cashier (742) , Sales Associate/Cashier (722) , Lead Sales Associate (509) , Key Holder (464) , Lead Sales Associate/Key Holder (383) , Assistant Store Manager (379) , District Manager (330) , Manager (324) , ASM- Assistant Store Manager (226) , Retail Store Manager (168) , Retail Sales Associate (167) , 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 609 reviews)); "Great coworkers and the hours used to not be a problem until we were told to cut back." ((in 427 reviews)); "And has good benefits" ((in 374 reviews)); "Great employees and i love the atmosphere and all of my customers that i come into contact with every day" ((in 173 reviews)); "Flexible work hours and scheduling." ((in 164 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 1573 reviews)); "Poor management( was ridiculed for not collecting enough donations and was done so in front of others)" ((in 751 reviews)); "Managers have to work over 60 hours a week just to stay afloat because of budgets" ((in 612 reviews)); "The hours are long and sometimes you don’t always have the same amount of days off" ((in 559 reviews)); "Oh and if you have kids you cant be a parent anymore because there is no work life balance." ((in 454 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.

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Dollar General reviews

2.6

29% would recommend to a friend

(15,885 total reviews)

Todd Vasos

33% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.1

Diversity & inclusion

2.7

Career opportunities

2.4

Culture & values

2.3

Work/Life balance

2.3

Senior management

2.3

Compensation and benefits

Dollar General has an employee rating of 2.6 out of 5 stars, based on 15,885 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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Reviews by job title

16K reviews

5.0

May 19, 2009

Dollar General -- Leading the way, in a great way, every day!

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company to work for, great opportunities for advancement. Excellent benefits. Public has come to know Dollar General as a friendly store, often knowing their customers by name. Creates a sort of a "family" atmosphere. Not something you will find at Wal-Mart or Kmart. I am proud to work for Dollar General, they are a simple company that started off small and are growing by leaps and bounds everyday, while the competitors are going bankrupt Dollar General is growing stronger everyday with new stores opening weekly across the country, creating new jobs for everyday people.

Cons

Lots of hours as a store manager, maybe not a good career choice for someone with a family

4.0

May 15, 2009

I've had worse jobs than this.

Assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The job is predictable due to the weekly store mail that gives specific daily tasks to be completed, the pay is acceptable, the benefits aren't bad. Job security in this financial time is pretty good.

Cons

Long hours, constantly changing work hours allowed each week, no individuality (not always a bad thing either). Always feeling like "Big Brother" is watching my every move.

2.0

May 12, 2009

Be all they'll let you be!

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is easy if you can just do what you're told without questioning and if you can not care about your employees

Cons

Long hours, constantly changing priorities, poor life/work balance especially for hourly employees. You do not get to merchandise, mange, or think outside of the box at all. You are asked to get tasks accomplished and provide great customer service, and whatever else with ever declining payroll and ancient systems that create double work. You do not get to develop personnel, and the DM actually runs your store. You can't do anything that costs or affects anything in your store without DM approval.

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