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))

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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.

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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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7K reviews

3.0

Jul 3, 2015

Decent at best.

Jewelry associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Jewelry is one of the better places in the store to work. And they are sometimes willing to work around your schedule.

Cons

This may just be specific to my location but we went through turmoil having a manager out for nearly a year, being without a store manager for a time, being understaffed, and run under poor business practices.

3.0

Jun 21, 2015

Ok place for summer employment

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's pretty easy my coworkers are mostly friendly the hours are good for me as a summer job, and I can pretty much work as much as I want which is good because I'm only making min. wage

Cons

The store is always hot and its a mess, the registers are ancient and really slow, the prices are frequently wrong or things that are on sale ring up the wrong price and then we have to go check and fix it which takes awhile and holds up the line. I make minimum wage which is fine for a summer job but I know there are places that pay more for the same amount of work i'm doing. There doesn't seem to be great communication between levels in this company which is most of the problem. the store I am working in is closing and they say its because of the lease being up, but it seems odd that they are closing the only store close by just for that reason alone.

3.0

Jun 18, 2015

Front End Cashier

Front end cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Discount is nice. Most of the people that I work with at my store are awesome. I like seeing the regular customers.

Cons

Stuck at minimum wage and there has been a wage freeze for several years. Could be scheduled more hours. Not much recognition.

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