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 443 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and helpful" ((in 285 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 137 reviews)); "The employees who have been there since the 'glory days' of Kmart are friendly and very helpful." ((in 100 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 640 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 258 reviews)); "No raises and they don't seem to care about keeping good help by giving raises to feel appreciated" ((in 132 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

(6,688 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

2.0

Aug 1, 2011

Kmart

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Easy to get away with stuff, co-workers tend to be laid back and fun. Easy for them to work around schedule.

Cons

Management is very disorganized, tend to take frustrations out on employees, the pay is not worth the work that is required.

5.0

Jul 29, 2011

get the job done quick and fast when needed.

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

for my age that would be a good place to start off at for a first time job for me. alot of people i know had work for Kmart said alot of postive things about the job and that it a easy going place to work at.the location is right up the street from me so i know if i had no other way to work i could just walk to get there so i wouldnt have no excuses not to come to work late or not to show up because i can easy walk there. out of the good things i just said the main reason i would love to work for Kmart is because i like kmart. i like shopping there there price rage is great as a customer.

Cons

this is hard because i dont have alot of bad things to say about this store because there nothing bad. but i would have to go with the lines because kmart can sometime be so busy and they only have two people working at the cashier and then one bager that really the only bad thing i can think of at this point.

4.0

Jul 22, 2011

A surprisingly rewarding part time job, with adequate working conditions and support from management.

Electronics sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

My store at least rewarded the hard work of associates, albeit simply with praise and small recognition. As with many customer service positions, helping people is its own reward. I was also granted significant days off with never a single hassle over the date or reason.

Cons

Options for financial advancement based on job performance are limited, although it is important to know I only held a part time position. The workload is often surprisingly large.

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