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 (858) , 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 444 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and helpful" ((in 277 reviews)); "Frindly coworkers and flexible hours" ((in 269 reviews)); "Flexible schedules due to the fact that they do not give many hours to anyone." ((in 153 reviews)); "The employees who have been there since the 'glory days' of Kmart are friendly and very helpful." ((in 96 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 648 reviews)); "Bad Management and HR" ((in 590 reviews)); "The managers were rude and made up dumb rules to try to save the failing store." ((in 246 reviews)); "No raises and they don't seem to care about keeping good help by giving raises to feel appreciated" ((in 134 reviews)); "Work is often needed in other departments of the store for which you have no training whatsoever" ((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

(6,690 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 6,690 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

Jul 29, 2012

Lack of Ethics

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

While attending the Store Managers Academy in Hoffman Estates, IL, we were picked up from the airport on a Limousine. We were flown 20 times across the country to train and be certified at different facilities. The senior leadership if fantastic. They are always willing to change to improve the company's image.

Cons

The field supervisors (District Mgrs, Regional VPs, etc) fail to execute the teachings given to the Store Manager Trainees at the Academy, which in the end, would make the company more profitable and with a better image. The ones who have been in position and are on the verge of retirement within the next 5 years, want things to remain the same.

4.0

Jul 29, 2012

Great opportuniy

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people at retail level

Cons

IT is a disaster during transitions into new wave of multimedia

2.0

Jul 25, 2012

No communication or organization

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I enjoyed working as a cashier and there were great employee discounts.

Cons

I worked there for several months, weekly there would be some kind of update to the computers that had the customers filling out more surveys and crap that they didn't want to do but the computer would freeze if they didn't and they never once notified any of the cashiers that there were any changes happening so it would always be a surprise when something new had to be done. Also they forgot to order bags! For two weeks we had just the tiny bags that hold a couple of items each and then the managers yelled at me after bagging the customers stuff in those bags and they called in to complain.

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