Does Sam's Club pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sam's Club employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sam's Club. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Sam's Club?

51% of Sam's Club employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Sam's Club 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Sam's Club?

Cashier (958) , Merchandiser (370) , Sales Associate/Cashier (331) , Sales Associate (300) , Front End Cashier (255) , Cafe Associate (233) , Assistant Manager (215) , Personal Shopper (215) , Tire Technician (169) , Cake Decorator (166) , Produce Associate (164) , Member Specialist (157) , Cart Attendant (147) , Associate (145) , Meat Cutter (124)

What are the pros of working at Sam's Club according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is good but super stressful Wonder everyday if you’re going to get a “visit” that will end your career" ((in 1588 reviews)); "There are several benefits that are good and the members make the time there a bit better." ((in 674 reviews)); "It was pretty easy going and met some great people" ((in 579 reviews)); "great coworkers!!! (This is the main reason I stay at this job)" ((in 389 reviews)); "Hours are flexible for school schedules and you can frequently get off for school events on the weekend if you ask far enough in advance." ((in 337 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Sam's Club according to real employee reviews?

"Occasionally bad managers that no matter how many open doors they don't get dealt with." ((in 590 reviews)); "Short Staffed and too much favoritism" ((in 199 reviews)); "No work life balance emails and phone calls at 4am stressful" ((in 189 reviews)); "High turnover rate and they expect too much with no employees and with little or no training for the position." ((in 150 reviews)); "Upper Management was awful." ((in 114 reviews))

What are employees saying about Sam's Club layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Sam's Club layoffs and their outlook for job security at Sam's Club in 2026.

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Sam's Club reviews

3.3

51% would recommend to a friend

(12,896 total reviews)

Latriece Watkins

62% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Career opportunities

3.0

Culture & values

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.8

Senior management

Sam's Club has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 12,896 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sam's Club 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

13K reviews

4.0

Aug 2, 2012

nice place to work

Meat team leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Sam's club is a decent place to work full time, employee and managers alike are generally easy to get along with.

Cons

Cons are that starting pay is enticing but moving up doesn't pay all that well, till you hit store manager.

3.0

Jul 31, 2012

Good Pay, but prepare for Craziness.

Cafe associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Pay, free membership card

Cons

Poor management, constant changing of rules and gossip. Also, the customers are the worst part, especially near a ghetto area. Very hard to get Full-time status, but they will let you work full-time hours for 12 weeks then cut you down to nothing so they can bypass the policy of making a full-timer if they work full-time hours more then 12 weeks. However, depends where you work, the last club was the worst but I worked in other clubs where these problems are not that bad.

5.0

Jul 30, 2012

I love working in the photo lab.

Photo specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I am given opportunities to grown and share my love of photography. I am valued by the Managers and our Members and get a lot of job satisfaction in addition to the occasional hug. I do not mind getting up and going to work and that makes my life happy.

Cons

There is not a lot of growth in the photo area which could be a deterrent if I were younger and wanted to advance. There are plenty of advancement opportunities at Sam's Club, but you would need to move out of the lab and I am happy where I am.

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