Does IKEA pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, IKEA employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at IKEA. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at IKEA?

66% of IKEA employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated IKEA 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at IKEA?

Sales Associate (681) , Cashier (416) , Sales Co-Worker (409) , Customer Service Representative (383) , Customer Service (315) , Sales (264) , Visual Merchandiser (233) , Interior Designer (224) , Sales Coworker (220) , Sales Assistant (207) , Manager (185) , Vendeur (167) , Warehouse Worker (167) , Team Leader (165) , Goods Flow Co-worker (124)

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

"The Benefits are great and you can change job positions within your first day being employed" ((in 1474 reviews)); "The pay is good for the type of job it is and there are benefits for part" ((in 810 reviews)); "Great people and diversity" ((in 683 reviews)); "The culture is great and if you are all about corporate you can advance up as positions open." ((in 639 reviews)); "Coworkers were great I got to know almost everyone in that store and built so many friendships" ((in 423 reviews))

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

"Poor management and understaffed in the kitchen and bath department; well pretty much anywhere." ((in 852 reviews)); "Low salary if you want to live freely without having to think of how much you spend" ((in 415 reviews)); "Bad managers that don't know how to talk to people and guide them to improve working condition." ((in 377 reviews)); "Long hours and during the weekend its always busy sometimes the co workers are really annoying and they dont want to Work" ((in 190 reviews)); "No training for the job role you're expected to do 6." ((in 111 reviews))

What are employees saying about IKEA layoffs in 2026?

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

IKEA reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(13,366 total reviews)

Juvencio Maeztu

76% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.3

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

IKEA has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 13,366 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The IKEA 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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Reviews by job title

13K reviews

3.0

May 22, 2011

If everyone in your department pulls their own weight, it is an okay place to work.

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Extremely cheap medical/dental, long-term employees really know their stuff, starts higher than minimum wage, flexible with personal life, drug-free workplace, cheap employee lunch,

Cons

Hit or miss with Team Leads/Management knowing how to manage (correct "ethics"), raises really blow (nearly impossible to get high scores on evals no matter what you do), extremely political progression, jobs highly separated by race (cashiers/returns all Black, housekeeping/restaurant all Hispanic, sales mostly Asian), Communication/Interior design department think they run the store and other management for some reason.

5.0

May 11, 2011

I love the employee friendlyness, career development and respect given to employees.

Department manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

friendly work atmoshere, personnel development and lots of opportunities for growth. All employees are given same treatment, respect and career development.

Cons

Salary packages are lower than the market for same positions.

2.0

Mar 15, 2011

They have good intentions and try to provide a great place to work.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are outstanding and the people you work with directly are good natured. If your career started with IKEA you have potential for growth.

Cons

Leadership is so consensus driven it stalls progress. Ideas can be left for months without answers, follow-up or requests to have discussions around the topic. If you have not worked in an IKEA store with a number of years of service you have no opportunity for true growth, No matter how many years in retail and at what level of responsibility you bring to the company.

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