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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Sally Beauty reviews

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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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

2.0

Aug 13, 2012

Assistant Store Manager

Assistant store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Workload is fairly easy, mainly labor-related.

Cons

Very poor pay, benefits and opportunities for advancement.

4.0

Jul 24, 2012

Best Job I Ever Had

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Customers, Incentives, Employees, Compensation, Trips. Love this job. Gave it everything I had.

Cons

Upper Management are out for themselves. Not appreciated for hardwork.

4.0

Jul 29, 2010

love my job

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great place to work. hate to leave but they are closing my store

Cons

hard to move up to district manager

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