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 (92) , 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 140 reviews)); "you meet great coworkers" ((in 103 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 102 reviews)); "Employee discounts, flexible schedule, new products" ((in 46 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 277 reviews)); "Store Managers do not reward top producers that are hard workers." ((in 181 reviews)); "The District Manager is awful she has 19 stores and can not keep up with them." ((in 59 reviews)); "• no work life balance" ((in 48 reviews)); "Minimum wage for a ton of work (you're basically running an entire store you will do EVERYTHING and sometimes alone)" ((in 41 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

(3,532 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 3,532 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

Feb 10, 2011

If you live in Denton it is acceptable

Financial analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Employee merchandise sales (twice a year), promote from within, nice campus

Cons

No respect from upper management, terrible benefits (vacation & time off), no flexibility in work schedule, Salaries run about 10-20K under market, incompetent management, no strategic vision

1.0

Jan 22, 2011

Sally good place to shop not work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good products for all areas of beauty

Cons

unqualified and imcompetent store management

3.0

Aug 22, 2010

It depends on what store you work at

Customer service associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The store manager and assistant manager i worked for were great to work for. They were fun, fair, honest, hard working, and made sure we had a pleasant working experience. I got along with all my co-workers, which is hard to find in retail. Other stores i worked for had nice store managers as well. The employees in other stores were hit or miss. They give you a decent discount. The dress code is chill so you can pretty much wear whatever you want, dye your hair any color, and have piercings and tattoos. The job is easy, the stores aren't too big to manage, stores don't close that late, and closing doesn't take long at all. Flexible hours.

Cons

The pay isn't that great, considering the responsibilities you have . The customers can be absolutely horrible and sometimes they try to hold you responsible for their hair dye disasters. A lot of them have no class. People of course are shady with discounts, returns, and exchanges, and you are always on the lookout for thieves. I've never had to deal with corporate management personally so I wouldn't know too much about that. I was never full time so I wouldn't know much about benefits either.

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