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 144 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 97 reviews)); "Employee discount, flexible schedule, first dibs on new products." ((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 278 reviews)); "Store Managers do not reward top producers that are hard workers." ((in 186 reviews)); "The District Manager is awful she has 19 stores and can not keep up with them." ((in 63 reviews)); "No training was provided and the DM sucks." ((in 52 reviews)); "• no work life balance" ((in 46 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

(3,533 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 3,533 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

2.0

May 6, 2018

If you have any sort of work ethic, look elsewhere.

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good discounts, that's about it.

Cons

If you actually have any sort of work ethic, you will not like it here. The girls sit in the back on their phones all day leaving me to do all of the stock, cashier, customer service, cleaning, and facing while having the audacity to talk about how hard they work. Store manager is included in this as well. Never does anything at my location except when I'm gone. It's bad when a 15 hour person can do more work and have more sales that 3 full time people combined.

2.0

Apr 19, 2018

Accountant

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Location (Denton), UHC medical insurance

Cons

Company puts projects in budget that do not pan out to increase store sales and company does NOT put in budget IT purchases for software that would increase productivity in corporate headquarters departments. Sally Beauty is struggling to stay alive so any position here could be in jeopardy.

1.0

Apr 2, 2018

Do not chose this employer

Sales associate/cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Managers I worked for were nice. Had some nice coworkers.

Cons

You have to do resets with customers in the store. On the day delivery is made you have to empty the boxes in the store not a back room while customers are in the store. You have to wait on customers while trying to do the things mentioned above. Always being told you are not make your “numbers”. Not enough staff that allows you to take vacation. No lunch room or refrigerator to put lunch in ( unless employees purchase one), no water cooler. No real instruction to employees who do not have a cosmetology background. There is no moving up in company unless you are buddies with the district manager. Employees are often working store by themselves as you only have so many hours to use for the whole week. Pay less than minimum wage.

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Jobs at Sally Beauty

Beauty Advisor (Inside Sales) Sally Beauty 05026