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 2.9 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 (1980) , Pharmacy Technician (773) , Courtesy Clerk (677) , Deli Clerk (621) , Front End Cashier (534) , Produce Clerk (511) , Courtesy Clerk/Bagger (468) , Sales Associate/Cashier (432) , Grocery Clerk (419) , Clicklist Associate (368) , Certified Pharmacy Technician (319) , Customer Service Representative (261) , Assistant Manager (227) , Meat Clerk (215) , 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 1386 reviews)); "the people are great they come and go but they are from all different walks of life" ((in 1288 reviews)); "high paying and flexible hours in the sense that you can work as many as you want to" ((in 939 reviews)); "Some of the patients and coworkers were great people and a joy to interact with." ((in 881 reviews)); "Flexible schedules that work around my full time job is the only pro that I've found." ((in 565 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 2267 reviews)); "Poor management and very rude" ((in 2127 reviews)); "Bad managers and required OT" ((in 734 reviews)); "There is absolutely no work life balance and you are expected to come in when managers snap fingers." ((in 514 reviews)); "Bad Upper management that has no idea what goes on inside the stores and very out of touch with reality." ((in 299 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

(24,193 total reviews)

Rodney McMullen

32% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Culture & values

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.9

Career opportunities

2.6

Senior management

Kroger has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 24,193 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

2.0

May 6, 2010

Wouldn't advise working at Kroger

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Easy job, small employee incentives, room for growth, competitive salary, friendly managers and staff at store level, company growth and expansion

Cons

Dress code for management is too particular, union staff makes actual "management" useless, they want to control how you style your hair and will spot check your shoes to make sure they are continually perfect and freshly shined (no joke), far too extensive training and testing before you can even get into a store

4.0

May 2, 2010

Kroger's a good place to work though they need to work on improvements

Manager it

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

IT department was large and diverse. You could work in various departements supporting infrastructure, PMO, HR, Supply Chain, etc. Pay was good (not great) and had opportunities for yearly bonus and stock options. Kroger invested in IT enhancements and projects were plentiful. New IT building in Blue Ash was a plus.

Cons

IT training could have been improved. Many internal people were not being promoted due to new CIO coming in and hiring his own team members.

2.0

Apr 28, 2010

ok job "for a while"

Pharmacy technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits even for part-time employees. Sometimes you get to work with good people but that really has nothing to do with the company. That is about all.

Cons

I do not have space to list all of the cons here but some are as follows: poor management, low wages, no real feedback on job performance, no incentive to do a good job, no employee support from management in situations where customers are abusive, many limitless dumb memos and new initiatives to sign off on that are dumb and pointless. Upper management is out of touch with workers. Hours are un stable depending on current weeks sales, politics and favoritism in the workplace. I have seen and heard of blatant disrespect by managers or employees to other employees or subordinates in the store and it is tolerated.

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