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 improved by 2% over the last 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 437 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and helpful" ((in 290 reviews)); "Frindly coworkers and flexible hours" ((in 277 reviews)); "Flexible schedules due to the fact that they do not give many hours to anyone." ((in 158 reviews)); "The employees who have been there since the 'glory days' of Kmart are friendly and very helpful." ((in 94 reviews))

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

"The pay is low and there are some that shouldn't be working there if they don't pull their own weight." ((in 649 reviews)); "Bad Management and HR" ((in 582 reviews)); "The managers were rude and made up dumb rules to try to save the failing store." ((in 251 reviews)); "No raises and they don't seem to care about keeping good help by giving raises to feel appreciated" ((in 142 reviews)); "Sups make 50 cents above minimum wage but aren't compensated when wage goes up." ((in 124 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

3.6

56% would recommend to a friend

(6,691 total reviews)

Edward S. Lampert

58% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

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Kmart has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 6,691 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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2.0

Sep 6, 2012

Store Manager

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, meet a great deal of diverse people, very little travel. Very good DM support and leadership.

Cons

Long long long hrs. Every day is like xmas. Actually xmas is the easy time of the year. You may work 25 days in a row thru out the year. Scheduled vacations are often canceled with little or no notice. No bench for management (if you lose a assistant you are on you own for about 4 months). Company on average has very low turns which means you always have too much inventory. EVERY WEEK registers go down.

1.0

Sep 5, 2012

Bad Company!

Front end lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None, nothing at all bad!

Cons

Everything, this company expects so much, but they don't know how to treat their associates.

3.0

Sep 5, 2012

Not a bad place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is good and you may get a bonus if your store does well with is metrics

Cons

Long hours, no real decisions allowed for hourly associates in regard to pay and advancement. In other words you can not give anyone a raise. The voice up the chain of command.

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