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 (70) , Electronics Sales Associate (67) , Customer Service Associate (59) , Assistant Manager (54) , Retail Assistant (53) , 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 433 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and helpful" ((in 286 reviews)); "Frindly coworkers and flexible hours" ((in 268 reviews)); "Flexible schedules due to the fact that they do not give many hours to anyone." ((in 154 reviews)); "The employees who have been there since the 'glory days' of Kmart are friendly and very helpful." ((in 99 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 632 reviews)); "Bad Management and HR" ((in 593 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 128 reviews)); "Sups make 50 cents above minimum wage but aren't compensated when wage goes up." ((in 122 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

3.5

56% would recommend to a friend

(6,686 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 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 6,686 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

1.0

Nov 9, 2008

K-Mart is not the best place to work especially older workers

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is okay if you are a teenager or college student.

Cons

Management doesn't treat their employees fairly especially older employees.

2.0

Nov 6, 2008

Meh, it's K-Mart

Pharmacy technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A somewhat laid back environment in the pharmacy, it is not as factory-like as a CVS or Walgreens. There is plenty of time for customer interaction at the pharmacy.

Cons

Store management and keeping the store staffed. It is a major issue when a pharmacy worker is berated by a customer at layaway for waiting for several minutes with no help. There are too many cash card promotions for my liking.

1.0

Oct 21, 2008

Start managing Kmart as if you actually give a crap about the customer.

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

At this point in the retailers life there are no good reasons to work for this company. Senior management has absolutely no clue as to where their customers are coming from in regards to their needs and expectations when shopping. Upper management is only concerned with their bottom line and their bonuses and definitely not the customer.

Cons

Every kmart in the local area is understaffed, understocked, and what few staff you find actually working on the floor are not trained properly. Senior management seems to be more worried about associates solicitiing sears credit card appications than in actually doing something to insure that we have customers to keep us in our jobs. Sears credit cards are not going to keep this company afloat. On an average day a store is staffed with 1 person at the service desk, 1 cashier, 1 in clothing, 1 in electronics, 1 floater, 2 managers, 1 receiving and 1 misc employee. With staff totals like this you are expected to wait on about 1000 customers a day, keep the store cleaned, stocked and help train new employees that may only get to work 5 hours a week because everyone is part-time. Not to mention being threatened on a daily basis with being fired if you don't meet a sears credit card application quota. This is not a career move I would recommend to anyone.

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Meh, it's K-Mart

Start managing Kmart as if you actually give a crap about the customer.

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