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 2% 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 (673) , Sales Associate (506) , Store Manager (402) , Manager (111) , Sales Associate/Cashier (92) , Assistant Manager (80) , Retail Sales Associate (72) , Cashier (51) , District Manager (45) , 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 193 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 110 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 99 reviews)); "Great work environment and friendly" ((in 51 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 274 reviews)); "Store Managers do not reward top producers that are hard workers." ((in 178 reviews)); "The District Manager is awful she has 19 stores and can not keep up with them." ((in 63 reviews)); "• no work life balance" ((in 50 reviews)); "The raises are performance" ((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

(3,538 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 3,538 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

Aug 8, 2025

Enjoy working for the company

Training store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free product, behavior sales development, work in the beauty industry. Development programs

Cons

Work life balance, labor hours are low, wasteful investment on 4DX platform

4.0

Aug 4, 2025

it’s what you make of it

Beauty advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flexible schedule, good if you’re passionate about hair, good management will make it pretty fun

Cons

physically demanding, if management sucks you’re kinda out of luck

4.0

Aug 4, 2025

good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

kind helpful v peaceful hehe

Cons

tired sometimes at work long day

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