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

4.0

Oct 17, 2008

Good place to start out in Corp Retail, but limited incentives to stick around.

Supply chain coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Solid company with pretty standard Retail operations. If you're interested in a career in Corporate Retail environment and want to learn the ropes of various Merchandising operations, this company is a good start.

Cons

Compensation very low and limited initiative exists to train internal employees to advance within the company. Essentially not much promotions or development opportunity, especially for people at the bottom of the latter (entry level positions).

3.0

Sep 8, 2008

good part time job to get experience to go somewhere else

Assistant manager, previously manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

because hours are varied, there is no problem getting time off for appointments. I have been there too many years to go somewhere else, I have worked for DG for 15 years, and get 3wks paid vacation. goodbenefits, but you have to pay. they match up to 5% for 401K.

Cons

Low pay, very hard physical work, menial jobs for management. they require you to work alone in the store sometimes, and make you go to other stores to work.

1.0

Sep 7, 2008

TAKE THIS JOB AS A LAST RESORT !!!!!

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There aren't any good reasons to work there except the glorified title of manager

Cons

I worked open to close for almost 9 months, 7 days a week. Over 98 hours a week. The district manager could care less. All she would say is push that freight and recover the store. They don't offer the employees a discount. They want you to run a store with only 1 employee in the store because they are always cutting hours. I did get a raise after a year, it was only $8 a week. The payroll hours they give you to run the store is about 150 hours a week. No bonuses !! They say you can get bonuses, but they are not reachable.

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