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 448 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and helpful" ((in 278 reviews)); "Frindly coworkers and flexible hours" ((in 273 reviews)); "Flexible schedules due to the fact that they do not give many hours to anyone." ((in 147 reviews)); "The employees who have been there since the 'glory days' of Kmart are friendly and very helpful." ((in 97 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 628 reviews)); "Poor management made shifts disorganized and stressful" ((in 590 reviews)); "The managers were rude and made up dumb rules to try to save the failing store." ((in 257 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 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

(6,689 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 3.6 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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Reviews by job title

7K reviews

2.0

Aug 10, 2010

Kmart

Assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Kmart does provide adequate means of transferring from one store to another if you have to relocate for personal reasons.

Cons

Store management and upper management are close-minded, repetitive, and disrespectful to "lower" class employees; additionally, they care little about their own jobs, but expect low-wage associates to devote their lives to the store.

4.0

Jul 28, 2010

New to Kmart

Assistant store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good job with fairly decent hours for retail. My immediate store manager is a great one, so I feel lucky in that respect. I feel upper management is open to ideas and suggestions from employees and customers, and I feel it is easy to submit ideas to Bruce Johnson with the provided commuication tool on our employee website.

Cons

I am a fairly new employee to Sears Holding who began my employment in February 2008. Started as a trainee in February 2008, with no increase when promoted to ASM. Pay freeze implemented January 2009. No 401K matching since 2009. Then no raise in 2009. When I finally received a raise in 2010, it amounted to less than a 2% pay increase. So many long term employees makes it somewhat difficult for "new" people to enter the Kmart environment. Many are resistent to change to the "new" Kmart ways or willing to explore "new" ideas or ways of doing things.

3.0

Jul 22, 2010

Never going to change

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are great people working for this company and trying to move it into the modern era. I am proud to have met and worked with some of the best people of my retail career. The benefits and pay are good.

Cons

There is a constant battle between new and old. It is like watching pro wrestling. Everyone is part of some faction. I guess the 30 year vetrans are the 4 horsemen and the new guys are Degeneration X. No matter how you look at it, it is not a productive way to build a team.

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