Does Lowe's Home Improvement pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Lowe's Home Improvement employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Lowe's Home Improvement. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Lowe's Home Improvement?

61% of Lowe's Home Improvement employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Lowe's Home Improvement 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lowe's Home Improvement?

Sales Associate (2541) , Cashier (2204) , Customer Service Associate (1856) , Sales Specialist (1120) , Head Cashier (1081) , Customer Service Representative (968) , Department Manager (929) , CSA - Customer Service Associate (858) , Sales Associate/Cashier (722) , Department Supervisor (677) , Assistant Store Manager (515) , Front End Cashier (500) , ASM- Assistant Store Manager (432) , CSA (391) , Retail Sales Associate (388)

What are the pros of working at Lowe's Home Improvement according to real employee reviews?

"The pay is good and you will make a lot of friends with those at the front end" ((in 4462 reviews)); "The benefits are good and scheduling and we were working towards building relationships in the community" ((in 3376 reviews)); "Great people that work there and are very helpful when learning the job for the first time." ((in 2744 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and will teach you what you need to know for the most part" ((in 1460 reviews)); "Good work environment and the facilities provided by the company are really good" ((in 670 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Lowe's Home Improvement according to real employee reviews?

"Management was poor and had you working 16 hour days on occasions with heavy lifting all night" ((in 3603 reviews)); "Bad manager leads to if youve got time to lean youve got time to clean mentailty" ((in 1394 reviews)); "Long hours and shift times flip flop throughout the week making it difficult to have free time with family." ((in 1127 reviews)); "The management is usually pretty bad and there is basically no training for the job position." ((in 851 reviews)); "No work/life balance for senior managers (worked no less than 50 hours a week but paid for 40)" ((in 843 reviews))

What are employees saying about Lowe's Home Improvement layoffs in 2026?

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

Lowe's Home Improvement reviews

3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(47,860 total reviews)

Marvin Ellison

67% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

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Lowe's Home Improvement has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 47,860 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Lowe's Home Improvement 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).

Reviews by job title

48K reviews

1.0

Sep 20, 2018

Beware of Lowe's referring you to Ethicspoint. HR also will not help you. They are a tool of management.

Csa

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A paycheck. I'll be leaving very soon.

Cons

Management is disrespectful and abusive. Most employees are very poor quality people. Managers come from this same group of people so don't expect much from them. Corporate thinks they are elite and could care less about store level employees. Most associates leave or are fired in 6 months or less. Management maintains control via managing by chaos. They can't compete with Home Depot and Menards. This store's volume has declined every year for the past 3 or so. Time to clean house or close. Most of the full timers are lazy and try to push off work on part timers. They are also very good at feigning injuries so they don't have to do their job. Ethicspoint is a complete smoke screen to make you go away. If you have an issue, sue! Lowe's will pay. I've never seen so many injuries at one location and the internal politics are absurd for a small retail store.

1.0

Aug 8, 2017

Nothing good to say

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Possibility of severance package when you get laid off.

Cons

Where do I start. 1) Never join this company in a software engineer role if you have more than 5 years of experience. Please join in a Senior Software Engineer role. The benefits and pay difference is just phenomenal. 2) The current model is to have all the technical work done in Bangalore, they don't really need good programmers over here. If you join this company in a Software Engineer role, you are stuck in the middle. You can neither do proper technical work nor be in a leadership role which is nothing but having meetings with offshore and getting things done. 3) Managers are based out in India for US employees! Have you ever heard this anywhere, yes some of our managers are based in India. i do not understand how the manager will know what I do and what I deliver during EST hours. If we dont happen to be in the good books of the manager in India, the possibility of lay offs always threatens. 4) Impossible and demotivating to work with constant org changes and layoffs. 5) Inefficient managers create so many troubles for software engineers. Senior Software Engineers are not expected to code and many don't know to code. They judge those who code based on their personal relationship.

4.0

Apr 28, 2015

Department Manager

Department manager - appliances

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Day off rotation. Allowed for a guaranteed weekend off every month. Quarterly Bonus structure is decent, but only worth the time if in management position.

Cons

Work/life balance can be difficult. Late nights (store closes at 10pm year round). Staffing is some times a challenge and the hiring process takes way too long.

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