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 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

3.0

Nov 8, 2018

Manager

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working with all the beauty products and helping people. Being able to dress up and give testimonials to customers on products we use for ourselves.

Cons

Trying to work 45 hours a week as store manager when the store is only open 11 hours a day. Expecting assosciates to work by them themselves for hours. No payroll hours to help us store managers not have to be there 24/7. Pay is horrible.

1.0

Nov 5, 2018

Don't walk, run from Sallys

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friends I've made through my customer service.

Cons

They took the incentive trips away, along with the bonuses. Added a whole bunch more work with a whole lot less authorized clerk hours. When I first started Sally's, the company actually cared about the employees. There was room for advancement, but now..different story. Instead of promoting assistants, they've cut their hours and hire outside to replace managers that have left.

2.0

Oct 7, 2018

Struggling Retailer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people are great! Truly a great group of people to work with at the Denton offices. Interesting industry with dynamic contracts both merchandise vendors and IT consultants. Good work life balance.

Cons

Layoffs are frequent, every year a group of people are let go with the last layoff in April 2018 the largest. From 2016-2017 almost all Executive leadership turned over except for CEO and a hand full of VPs. Anyone working at corporate office knows they are expendable. A consultant company seemed to take over strategic planning for company which resulted in restructuring that left many operational holes and sent industry experts with invaluable knowledge away from the company.

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