Does Goodwill pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Goodwill employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Goodwill. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Goodwill?

46% of Goodwill employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Goodwill 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Goodwill?

Sales Associate (544) , Cashier (497) , Sales Associate/Cashier (320) , Retail Sales Associate (297) , Donation Attendant (275) , Assistant Manager (203) , Store Manager (179) , Manager (132) , Processor (92) , Production Associate (87) , Employment Specialist (84) , Retail Associate (77) , Case Manager (74) , Store Associate (74) , Assistant Store Manager (62)

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

"Great people and flexible with work hours" ((in 577 reviews)); "Great coworkers and understanding store manager" ((in 371 reviews)); "Flexible hours and good if you’re in school" ((in 209 reviews)); "They also were great for the employees" ((in 119 reviews)); "Good work environment to be a part of" ((in 116 reviews))

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

"Low pay and you must spend time propping up employees who can’t get the job done" ((in 899 reviews)); "Company keeps bad managers in power while the store can’t keep a staff BECAUSE of the bad management." ((in 262 reviews)); "Upper management does not care if you are trying your best" ((in 192 reviews)); "No training provided for positions that should have training." ((in 87 reviews)); "Low salary and not good working" ((in 87 reviews))

What are employees saying about Goodwill layoffs in 2026?

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

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Goodwill reviews

3.2

46% would recommend to a friend

(9,228 total reviews)

Catherine Meloy

49% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Culture & values

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.8

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

Goodwill has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 9,228 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Goodwill employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the ONG y Organizaciones sin fines de lucro industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

9K reviews

1.0

Dec 25, 2022

Run fast Run far

Regional manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Absolutely nothing at all as a pro

Cons

The worst company ran by the worse people. CEO is totally clueless to what REALLY happens there

1.0

Nov 29, 2022

Worst company to work for

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are no pros with this company, I don’t know how they’re still on business.

Cons

Crappy security, entitled customer, life constantly in danger because of aggressive homeless people, crappy management and corporate.

1.0

Oct 12, 2022

Not much good at Goodwill

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None, pay is poor for expected work. Mgmt is more interested in results than people and are extremely threatening to store mgmt.

Cons

Meet quotas or else, mgmt is in name only, you work twice as hard and never get positive, actionable feedback until they are writing you up for not meeting quotas

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