Does Fred Meyer pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Fred Meyer employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Fred Meyer. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Fred Meyer?

43% 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 2.8 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?

"The pay is good and it doesn't take too long to see a raise." ((in 292 reviews)); "good benefits and able to work with others" ((in 286 reviews)); "Coworkers were nice and friendly." ((in 192 reviews)); "Flexible hours and many different positions to work in" ((in 130 reviews)); "Flexible schedule and not too stressful" ((in 70 reviews))

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

"Management is poor." ((in 356 reviews)); "Good managers often get promoted and moved to other stores very quickly and replaced with incompetent people." ((in 145 reviews)); "Bad upper management, store managers only care about their bonuses and not their underlings" ((in 77 reviews)); "Pay no work life balance hate hate hate hate this company all manager will stab you in back just to look good" ((in 68 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

43% would recommend to a friend

(3,610 total reviews)

Joe Grieshaber

27% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.8

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 3,610 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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3.0

Nov 6, 2023

To their benefit, not yours.

Front end cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Easy work, super nice people/peers. Good training, a nice job for someone to fill in the gaps.

Cons

The refusal to schedule for more than 20 hours. (you'd be eligible for benefits then) They schedule for PT, and you get to PU "extra hours" IF AVAIL, so no stability or security. Refusal to set a schedule so you could go and get another PT job to fill in these gaps. Union job so you must pay union dues (can't see they do much except take money from employees), if you don't pay the union brings suit against FM for you working there, so they basically work to get you fired. So although they pay X they don't tell you that you owe the union X for every hour so to me, basically FM pays BELOW their wage, because that is what you actually get to keep.

2.0

Mar 30, 2017

Loss Prevention at Fred Meyer is a joke.

Loss prevention specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Good vacation time -Higher pay than most retailers

Cons

-Terrible LP policies and restrictions -Fire happy company -Majority of shoplifters get away -Floor surveillance LP in almost all stores -Understaffed -Shifts range anywhere from opening to overnight shifts

3.0

Jan 24, 2016

Care about your people more and they'll take care of your customers.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Better pay and benefits than most retail employers. Wage isn't worthy of drawbacks to being in between upper management and hourly associates. Either stay at a full time hourly associate or aim for the top if you're willing to go through ridiculous hurdles to get there. And that's only if you're promoting manager likes you.

Cons

Being in middle management isn't an easy position. It would be much better if every level of management was on the same page with discipline, etc and favouritism wasn't so prevalent, the environment would be more positive. Added stress and tasks while cutting hours. Too many programs handed down by corporate to "help" customer service but no true viable way to be successful. And to add on more stress.... Expect all depts to back up check up front at the drop of a hat.... Even if you're helping a customer. You're expected to give top notch customer service while being forced to rush, rush, rush. A lot of counter productive guidelines make for unhappy associates.

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