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 (682) , Cashier (416) , Sales Co-Worker (408) , Customer Service Representative (383) , Customer Service (315) , Sales (264) , Visual Merchandiser (233) , Interior Designer (224) , Sales Coworker (219) , 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 1518 reviews)); "Think it's good pay for entry level and you can often better autonomy and responsibilities than similar companies" ((in 812 reviews)); "Great people and diversity" ((in 681 reviews)); "The culture is great and if you are all about corporate you can advance up as positions open." ((in 634 reviews)); "Coworkers were great I got to know almost everyone in that store and built so many friendships" ((in 394 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 844 reviews)); "Low salary if you want to live freely without having to think of how much you spend" ((in 408 reviews)); "Bad managers that don't know how to talk to people and guide them to improve working condition." ((in 379 reviews)); "No training for the job role you're expected to do 6." ((in 103 reviews)); "Bad leadership and demanding customers" ((in 95 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.

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3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(13,356 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 13,356 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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3.0

May 26, 2026

Great culture and benefits, but limited advancement opportunities

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Food, PTO, Benefits, Culture, Manager was Awesome!

Cons

Forward Mobility Limited, Applied for 7 jobs got denied for all, they gave the positions to people with a quarter of my experience. Lots of favoritism, turn over was high!

4.0

May 26, 2026

Lovely coworkers in a slightly hard-to-reach location

Sales co-worker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Super lovely environment and coworkers

Cons

Slightly hard to get to but bus routes available

2.0

May 26, 2026

Affordable meals, but bureaucracy complicates everything

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

IKEA subsidized meals so that they were affordable

Cons

The level of bureaucracy is insane. Makes things harder than they needed to be.

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