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

2.0

Nov 15, 2011

Forced to annoy the customers!

Customer service associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Managers willing to work with your school schedule and allow for time off requests. Easy to apply.

Cons

Force you to pressure customers in to any promotions they have going on, march of dimes, rewards cards and credit cards. They schedule you depending on your numbers, and if they are low you will constantly be reminded and given horrible scheduling. Customers will constantly complain to you and demand to be left alone about the promotions.

1.0

Oct 28, 2011

Disappointing

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Many very hard working people

Cons

Job always feels threatened. Everyday we're scrambling as fast as we can afraid of infractions. Many people at my work have been getting sick from each other because they are afraid to take a day off. One person came into work sick and now 4 of their co-workers got sick. Three family members of those co-workers got sick as well, two of them being children. (I'm sure more have gotten sick that i don't know of). Two of my coworkers called in the night before to take the day off because their kids were sick, they then received infractions.....FOR TAKING A SICK DAY!!! I myself got sick and had to go to work with a fever of 103 F, when the night before i had night sweats that soaked my sheets and kept vomiting blood. My family wanted me to go to the hospital....but how can I? I couldn't afford loosing my job and then having to pay medical bills.....

2.0

Oct 5, 2011

Dissatisfied with the Gainesville Kmart

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Most of the other part-time associates are very friendly and the female managers are better once you get to know them and there are a lot of opportunities to work with and assist customers.

Cons

The number of hours you recieve to work depends mainly on how many Rewards Card sign ups you can get, opportunity for growth or advancement is basically nonexistent, the store is poorly maintained due to fewer staff being hired and worked than needed, they hire the bare minimum of employees as "full time" workers and an overall depressing invironment all contribute to the "cons" side of the list.

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