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

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.3

Senior management

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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Reviews by job title

21K reviews

4.0

Nov 19, 2011

Publix is a great place to work!

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly coworkers, great place to work. and if you do your job correctly and your good at it, its very easy to move up in the publix work place!

Cons

The only down side of working a publix is the pay, I dont know if others have had this problem, but I have worked with my store for a year now, got employe of the month and even got 2 promotions and I still make less then then new lowest level workers!

5.0

Nov 18, 2011

Working for Publix has been a good Life changing experience

Assistant meat manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Other people might say the best reason to work for publix is the pay and benefits but for me it the feeling that I belong to something great and can help make it better by my actions. It's also a good feeling to help a customer plan a meal and know that they are going home satisfied!

Cons

As it is with any job stress is a factor but it will not effect you if you can find that happy medium and balance your work and home life, if you don't have that you will never be happy at either!

3.0

Nov 17, 2011

Unfair, they hire so many kids so we cannot get fulltime. Then say they have no more hours to give.

Bagger/cart's

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice coworkers, and the customer Service Managers are great. A somewhat feeling of family.

Cons

You have to work with kids, or disabled. I don't have a problem with either or, but when you are the only one getting carts, or running for them items customers forgot it is unfair. You have one person doing the job of three, and still being paid only $7.31 and hour. They will work you in other departments that normally pay higher at that same rate of pay. And rarely give front end workers (baggers) more that 30 hours a week. So many of the benifits are available to them. .

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