Does Kmart pay their employees well?

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

How satisfied are employees working at Kmart?

56% of Kmart employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Kmart 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Kmart?

Cashier (859) , Sales Associate (322) , Sales Associate/Cashier (251) , Front End Cashier (147) , Hardlines Merchandiser (129) , Customer Service Representative (112) , Store Manager (109) , Assistant Store Manager (84) , Customer Service (71) , Electronics Sales Associate (67) , Customer Service Associate (59) , Assistant Manager (54) , Retail Assistant (54) , Stocker (48) , Manager (46)

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

"The "grunts" of the store were great people and im still friends with to this day." ((in 443 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and helpful" ((in 293 reviews)); "Frindly coworkers and flexible hours" ((in 270 reviews)); "Flexible schedules due to the fact that they do not give many hours to anyone." ((in 154 reviews)); "The employees who have been there since the 'glory days' of Kmart are friendly and very helpful." ((in 101 reviews))

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

"Pay is low but will easily get you up to a supervisory position where you can still gain experience." ((in 639 reviews)); "Bad Management and HR" ((in 606 reviews)); "The managers were rude and made up dumb rules to try to save the failing store." ((in 250 reviews)); "No raises and they don't seem to care about keeping good help by giving raises to feel appreciated" ((in 135 reviews)); "Sups make 50 cents above minimum wage but aren't compensated when wage goes up." ((in 123 reviews))

What are employees saying about Kmart layoffs in 2026?

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

Kmart reviews

3.5

56% would recommend to a friend

(6,689 total reviews)

Edward S. Lampert

58% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.2

Culture & values

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

Kmart has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 6,689 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kmart 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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7K reviews

3.0

Sep 1, 2010

Okay as a part time job while in school, horrible to stay long term

Electronics service associate/manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There is some job security, only because it's hard for them to keep someone there long. HR was easygoing on vacation time off (unpaid). The job itself was very easy.

Cons

Incompetent bonehead management, security team very shady, small salaries. Stupid sale structures that come to all Kmarts directly from HQ, there's nothing the managers can do about it. Bait and switch sales that rile up customers. Endless stream of high school kids coming in to work registers, and leaving soon after once they see how bad and low paying the job is.

1.0

May 27, 2010

My 2 years in a prison cell.

Lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

• Always a good parking spot, the parking lot is always empty. • A half hour unpaid break where you can leave the building (only for shifts longer than 6 hours). • Co-workers who will share the same despair as you.

Cons

• Anyone in an authority position can never come to an agreement on anything. • Never an opportunity to voice your opinions. • Getting written up for clocking in at 8:01 for an 8:00 shift, or 7:59 for an 8:00 shift, or not taking exactly a 30 minute break, or for talking on the sales floor, or for existing in general. • Reoccurring health problems for working in a dirty environment. • Dealing with customers who get upset for the store being understaffed and not being able to do anything about it. • Working with ancient equipment that only works half the time. • Having so many items to put on a con list that you can't decide what to write down.

2.0

May 16, 2010

Say No to Kmart

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working at Kmart is pretty simple. It pays a even salary between all types of associates so that there is balance.

Cons

Kmart is disorganized. There is no nice way to say this. HR sucks at giving hours. If you ask for time off, you will most definitely be scheduled to work that day. They allow customer service reps to rule over the cashiers although the make the same amount as us and were most likely a cashier just 2 days ago. There is little room to move up in pay scale and is pretty much an entry level job.

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