Does Sally Beauty pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sally Beauty employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sally Beauty. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Sally Beauty?

38% of Sally Beauty employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Sally Beauty 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Sally Beauty?

Beauty Advisor (671) , Sales Associate (506) , Store Manager (401) , Manager (111) , Sales Associate/Cashier (91) , Assistant Manager (80) , Retail Sales Associate (72) , Cashier (51) , District Manager (44) , Customer Service Representative (33) , Assistant Store Manager (31) , Beauty Consultant (29) , Color Consultant (27) , Beauty Associate (22) , Retail Store Manager (22)

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

"Free products from Sally brands every month to get you familiar with what you're selling." ((in 185 reviews)); "The people I work with are great and the manager is really understanding with my schedule since I’m in school" ((in 143 reviews)); "you meet great coworkers" ((in 112 reviews)); "Okay if very very flexible hours and genuinely interested in dedicating much of your energy and time to be a beauty sales associate" ((in 100 reviews)); "Employee discount, flexible schedule, positive environment" ((in 42 reviews))

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

"Poor management and organization and they expect to to do way too much for what they’re paying" ((in 285 reviews)); "Store Managers do not reward top producers that are hard workers." ((in 194 reviews)); "The District Manager is awful she has 19 stores and can not keep up with them." ((in 58 reviews)); "• no work life balance" ((in 48 reviews)); "No training was provided and the DM sucks." ((in 48 reviews))

What are employees saying about Sally Beauty layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.1

38% would recommend to a friend

(3,531 total reviews)

Denise Paulonis

40% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Culture & values

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.7

Compensation and benefits

2.7

Career opportunities

2.6

Senior management

Sally Beauty has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 3,531 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sally Beauty 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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4K reviews

1.0

Dec 10, 2019

Want a store with no training??? Sure! Here!

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The only pros are the professionals shopping here.

Cons

This company is going through some serious changes, and not in a good way. Not only did they force out all of the old managers who had been here for 10+ years, they poorly trained their replacements and then got mad at them for not performing. They bombard you with information and tasks daily, every hour through out the day. Expect it to be done that second, while you're finishing previous tasks, and helping customers. They have unreal expectations and couldn’t care about their employees. Several of my acquaintances found out I took the job with Sally, and warned me a little too late. All in all, stay far away from this company for employment.

5.0

Apr 10, 2019

Awesome

Beauty consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Like a family Test out new products monthly Incentives

Cons

The only con I had was working every weekend but that's normal and not really a con in my opinion. Just something that was needed. Of course weekends off would be nice but it wasn't terrible.

1.0

Dec 25, 2018

District Manager

District manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You learn a lot about beauty products. Most of the managers are great. Free samples monthly. You work individually and on your own time.

Cons

RM's and above are shady and delusional. You can be let go without any type of investigation so, false comments towards you can get you terminated! DRAMA!!! DRAMA!!!! DRAMA!!!

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