Does Publix pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Publix employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Publix. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Publix?

66% of Publix employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Publix 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Publix?

Cashier (2925) , Deli Clerk (1532) , Customer Service Staff (848) , Grocery Clerk (810) , Produce Clerk (682) , Sales Associate/Cashier (511) , Front Service Clerk (492) , Customer Service Representative (463) , Pharmacy Technician (429) , Bakery Clerk (424) , Customer Service (395) , Front Service Clerk (Bagger) (332) , Customer Service Associate (292) , Part Time Cashier (262) , Stock Clerk (237)

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

"Great benefits if you work full time and they do a lot for the community (5K runs for charity)." ((in 2121 reviews)); "People with certain personalities that are upbeat and smile while hiding their pain make it great." ((in 875 reviews)); "The hours are flexible and they are willing to working with school and other job schedules." ((in 784 reviews)); "Great coworkers and nice to get compliments" ((in 676 reviews)); "Flexible schedules was very valuable considering my unpredictable schedule in college from semester to semester." ((in 532 reviews))

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

"Bad management NO support during rush times and ASM yells at you because of their poor lack of scheduling associates or unwillingness to help out." ((in 1336 reviews)); "Managers can be bad and stressful" ((in 937 reviews)); "Bad upper management means trouble for entry level and even department managers." ((in 124 reviews)); "Raises are small and take years to reach what you would call a living wage unless you make it into management" ((in 114 reviews)); "Management played favorites" ((in 98 reviews))

What are employees saying about Publix layoffs in 2026?

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

Publix reviews

3.8

66% would recommend to a friend

(21,111 total reviews)

Kevin Murphy

61% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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Publix has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 21,111 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Publix 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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21K reviews

2.0

Dec 27, 2018

Motivates you to get a degree and get out!

Front service clerk and bagger

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

if it wasnt for management (EXCEPT our store manager who was amazing!) being so horrible i could say that i had a decent time working there (management has been replaced now). The only good that came out of it was that it motivated me to get my degree in finance and get out!

Cons

if you make a mistake or quite like me you will magically end up taking out trash and cleaning bathrooms every day for two weeks. They say its the "system" but no one was dumb enough to believe that... I've heard people had great experiences at other stores and i believe them management caused a lot of the problems. thankfully they are all gone now and ive heard the employees at my old store are all happy now for the most part which is good!

1.0

Dec 8, 2018

Horrible place to work.

Department manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Really none other than competitive pay that isn’t worth the job.

Cons

Put Publix over your family if you want to be successful. A label being turned slightly sideways is more important than going home on time or respecting an off day.

1.0

Nov 28, 2018

Mistreats Employees

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits if you manage to get full time very affordable health and other insurance plans

Cons

From my time there I read when wanting full time go to your store manager, he advised me to go to my dept manager he referred me back it kept going on, I am pretty essential to my department considering I'm heavily favored for shifts; yet not essential enough to warrant full time; full timers have left and none replaced and part timers come and go because they get nowhere

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