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 432 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and helpful" ((in 285 reviews)); "Frindly coworkers and flexible hours" ((in 278 reviews)); "Flexible schedules due to the fact that they do not give many hours to anyone." ((in 144 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?

"The pay is low and there are some that shouldn't be working there if they don't pull their own weight." ((in 648 reviews)); "Bad Management and HR" ((in 599 reviews)); "The managers were rude and made up dumb rules to try to save the failing store." ((in 253 reviews)); "No raises and they don't seem to care about keeping good help by giving raises to feel appreciated" ((in 136 reviews)); "Work is often needed in other departments of the store for which you have no training whatsoever" ((in 121 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

(6,688 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 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 6,688 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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Reviews by job title

7K reviews

5.0

May 8, 2011

AWESOME

Department manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

the learing experienc an opportunity for advancing

Cons

there really ain't none other then scheduling

3.0

May 7, 2011

Company treats employees like cattle

Department lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Store management is the best to work for. They are fair, give hours to those who work and try and push out the non-team players. They are realistic and understand sometimes the corporate goals are not always possible. They always try to give you your requested time off and usually do, as long as its reasonable.

Cons

Corporate "management" is a complete waste of the company's money. The majority of them are completely incompetent and unrealistic. They do not care about the company's employees, customers or store management. All they care about is numbers other than the bottom line (for example, Reward Cards, Sears Credit Apps, and Smart Plan Extended Warrantys). They have high expectations and ask for a lot, then turn around and slash payroll hours. The pay you are hired at, is what you stay at, no matter how hard you work. The District Management instructs stores not to pay any associate more than the required pay per hour by law (minimum wage). I have never seen a company with lower morale among employees working at store level than Kmart.

2.0

May 6, 2011

My experience with Kmart was unpleasant and stressful.

Health and beauty product sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pros of working at Kmart: 1. Weekly paycheck 2. 10% associate discount 3. tremendous amount of hours per shift

Cons

The Cons of working at Kmart 1. Ridiculously low wage- minimum wage at start. 2. No full-time position 3. Unnecessary cut of hours 4. Unfair wage- new hires often get paid more than employees who are there for a long time 5. Unrealistic expectation of meeting the quota for Shop Your Way Rewards Cards and Sears Credit Card 6. Unable to request holidays off 7. Frequent closing shifts

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