Does Kroger pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Kroger employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Kroger. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Kroger?

42% of Kroger employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Kroger 2.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Kroger?

Cashier (1983) , Pharmacy Technician (773) , Courtesy Clerk (677) , Deli Clerk (624) , Front End Cashier (535) , Produce Clerk (512) , Courtesy Clerk/Bagger (470) , Sales Associate/Cashier (433) , Grocery Clerk (421) , Clicklist Associate (368) , Certified Pharmacy Technician (318) , Customer Service Representative (261) , Assistant Manager (228) , Meat Clerk (217) , Overnight Stocker (200)

What are the pros of working at Kroger according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits when employed there some supervision you were able to talk to about issues and the scheduling fit around my needs" ((in 1384 reviews)); "the people are great they come and go but they are from all different walks of life" ((in 1293 reviews)); "high paying and flexible hours in the sense that you can work as many as you want to" ((in 930 reviews)); "Some of the patients and coworkers were great people and a joy to interact with." ((in 870 reviews)); "Flexible schedules that work around my full time job is the only pro that I've found." ((in 548 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Kroger according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is low and not very competitive compared to other locations depending on where you live." ((in 2293 reviews)); "Poor management and very rude" ((in 2107 reviews)); "bad managers and unwilling to help" ((in 735 reviews)); "No work life balance and can't choose which location you are sent to after training." ((in 515 reviews)); "Bad Upper management that has no idea what goes on inside the stores and very out of touch with reality." ((in 302 reviews))

What are employees saying about Kroger layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Kroger layoffs and their outlook for job security at Kroger in 2026.

Kroger reviews

3.1

42% would recommend to a friend

(24,225 total reviews)

Rodney McMullen

31% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

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Kroger has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 24,225 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kroger 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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24K reviews

3.0

Jun 18, 2015

Work/life balance for mgmnt sucks, but to be expected with retail I guess.

Management

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Pros

Good medical benefits, flexible shifts (to an extent), always moving so you're not tied to a desk all day. Pay is comparable I believe.

Cons

Long hrs, at times you have to work 7+ days (10hrs/day) in a row before having a day off. Can't be off with family n friends around the holidays BC you have to work. Constantly understaffed for mgmnt and don't allow hourlys enough hrs for the results the company wants to achieve.

1.0

May 21, 2015

Totally Sucks

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

If there was something I long forgot it. Only thing that might have been pro was it was close to home.

Cons

Minimum wage, minimum hours, expects 24/7 availability, play favorites, crappy unions, condescending manager, double standards, won't work around college schedules and target employee's that disagree. Otherwise great place to be from! If you ever manage to get full time (have to be schedule 32+ hours 13 consecutive weeks and they track these hours and cut them when you get close) there are benefits, but they really suck!

1.0

May 19, 2015

Horrible doesn't even begin to describe it

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Pros

Flexible schedule that's about it

Cons

This company is horrendous on every level humanly possible. The managers are extremely inexperienced and beyond the definition of lazy. The place itself is filthy. The pay is bottom of the barrel low we're talking minimum wage Low. People at Walmart make more. The work expectations are extremely high for such low pay. If you don't exceed or meet your work expectations you will get dehumanized and put down. I'm pretty sure they treat animals better. The raises are often but nearly pennies. Absolutely zero room for advancement. Benefits do not exist if your part time. I'm absolutely sure they have broken labor laws . They should be boycotted for the way they treat their workers which is more like slaves.

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