Does Fred Meyer pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Fred Meyer employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Fred Meyer. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Fred Meyer?

44% of Fred Meyer employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Fred Meyer 2.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Fred Meyer?

Cashier (235) , Grocery Clerk (156) , Produce Clerk (103) , Front End Cashier (85) , Deli Clerk (84) , Sales Associate (73) , Sales Associate/Cashier (56) , CCK Cashier (54) , Barista (50) , Courtesy Clerk (50) , Associate (41) , Pharmacy Technician (40) , Bakery Clerk (39) , Apparel Clerk (37) , Customer Service Representative (34)

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

"Good Benefits and great if you have a family or are working towards a goal." ((in 300 reviews)); "The pay is good and it doesn't take too long to see a raise." ((in 273 reviews)); "My coworkers are great and the managers at my particular store are all competent and helpful." ((in 203 reviews)); "Flexible hours and store discount" ((in 137 reviews)); "Flexible schedules and self scheduling" ((in 68 reviews))

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

"Bad management fire many associates for small mistakes unless they are friends with higher ups cut hour A lot hours all over the place" ((in 364 reviews)); "Good managers often get promoted and moved to other stores very quickly and replaced with incompetent people." ((in 143 reviews)); "Upper management and corporate are completely out of touch, they see lack of productivity from an understaffed area, and instead of hiring, they add "how to" paperwork that eats up even more time." ((in 79 reviews)); "Pay no work life balance hate hate hate hate this company all manager will stab you in back just to look good" ((in 67 reviews)); "Training is generally put in the hands of individuals who simply have no training skills." ((in 55 reviews))

What are employees saying about Fred Meyer layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.1

44% would recommend to a friend

(3,611 total reviews)

Joe Grieshaber

30% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Career opportunities

2.7

Culture & values

2.7

Work/Life balance

2.5

Senior management

Fred Meyer has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 3,611 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Fred Meyer 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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4K reviews

1.0

Mar 3, 2023

Good people bad company.

Assistant store leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people and flexible work schedules

Cons

Lack of staff and hours allocated to departments leave employees over worked and burned out. Too many corporate expectations that disregard the employees and what they can actually accomplish given they are often missing the resources (hours, people, tools) to be able to do their jobs as expected. The bad managers go unchecked and their disrespectful behavior towards their employees is tolerated time and time again. Kroger completely out of touch with the pulse of the people working in the stores. It's too bad because there are a lot of really great people working there that try to make it better but just aren't set up for success. Profits over people.

2.0

Feb 18, 2022

It is an incredibly stressful and thankless place to work.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Because they're union, the wages are ok along with the benefits.

Cons

They run every department on a skeleton crew. They expect you to do the job of three for the pay of one. Seems like all the supervisors are cheating on their spouse with each other. It's gross and ridiculously common at my store. 🤮 There's really ZERO appreciation from corporate, on any level. They want you to shut up and work harder and faster whilst they sit back and make BILLIONS of dollars and RECORD profits from the pandemic. No hazard pay. No protection, (unless we are being visited by someone from the health department or Eco lab, then they make us all scurry and pretend we do it all the time. I refuse to play along 😒). All in all it's a negative environment and customer's make it all that much worse! People are miserable and they WANT you to know it.

1.0

Nov 16, 2021

Fred Meyer pays women less always

Ecommerce specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

no good reasons to work there really

Cons

They thought it was ok to pay me minimum wage and pay a male doing the same exact job over $2 an hour more (he had not been there much longer, and was only like 20 years old. I am 35 and have been working in customer service most of my working life?!?). I know for a fact I am not the only one this happens to at Fred Meyer. Their employees union went on strike for it less than 3 years ago. I thought I was worth at least $14 an hour :(

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