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

Sep 16, 2011

You have to kiss up, to move up.

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Very flexible scheduling, fun people to work with, humor from managers, a great job to start out with, especially for high school students

Cons

A little recognition for hard work, you have to be in a certain "Circle" to move up, sometimes they wont let you leave once the store is closed, more often then not, they expect you to close(which is at 10pm), then re-open the next day(8am), regardless of if you have school, a second job or etc., you'll be required to stay long after you shift has ended due to other workers not making it there on time, you have to clean other workers messes, and, finally, they schedule a minimal amount of people to work and they would get off at different shifts which would leave you to deal with a lot(and I mean a lot!) of customers by your self for you would be the only one working.

2.0

Aug 26, 2011

Very, very stressful!

Cashier/aparel

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Overall, the job was very simple. It was very easy to make money. My manager was very good at giving me the hours off that I needed. I am a student so I got all breaks and holidays off. Some of the people were very friendly.

Cons

Oh where to begin. I first started in cashiering and then all of a sudden got roped into women's apparel which I had NO training on what to do, I was just expected to do it. On the days that I didn't request off I got LONG 9 hour days. I am a college student and I only requested part-time and made this very clear to them. Shop Your Way Rewards was the ONLY thing that they cared about. If we didn't get a certain amount of day the management would make it clear as to how mad they were at their employees! Very frustrating! Very disorganized. Customers would have to frequently wait for checkout or for questions to get answered.

1.0

Aug 21, 2011

Run away far, run away fast

Assistant store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

as maganger you get paid a decent wage unless you have student loans to pay back, which you will bc they only want college grads for management now. You'll have so many diffcult situations to deal with that on your next job interview you will be able to answer any " tell me about a time when..." questions

Cons

bc you have student loans you will still be at home with parents or struggling if you move out on your own, older non-college grad managers try to belittle college grad mgrs bc they think they are trying to steal their jobs. Highly stressful work place upper mgmt horrible people, whole company is a mess

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