Does Sephora pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sephora employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sephora. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Sephora?

65% of Sephora employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Sephora 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Sephora?

Beauty Advisor (1862) , Sales Associate (347) , Cashier (327) , Color Consultant (277) , Manager (162) , Product Consultant (162) , Makeup Artist (145) , Skincare Consultant (141) , Licensed Beauty Advisor (136) , Sales Associate/Cashier (133) , Operations Consultant (115) , Store Director (102) , Beauty Consultant (100) , Conseiller De Vente (96) , Operations Associate (95)

What are the pros of working at Sephora according to real employee reviews?

"You get some free products from the company and a low discount most companies give more." ((in 495 reviews)); "The people you work with are great and it's so wonderful being around people with similar interests!" ((in 423 reviews)); "We receive free product once a month with training and a great discount on purchases." ((in 365 reviews)); "Great benefits and the Gratis is off the chain and the schedule is flexible" ((in 339 reviews)); "The gratis is great and your coworkers are really nice" ((in 259 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Sephora according to real employee reviews?

"Store management is poor and too friendly amongst themselves" ((in 677 reviews)); "Horrifically low pay for working full time in one of the most expensive cities in Canada." ((in 609 reviews)); "There is no work life balance and all of my colleagues that I worked with have already left" ((in 348 reviews)); "Could be long hours but that is dependent on you and how you set your schedule up." ((in 310 reviews)); "managers have tons of workload and also technology is a lot to follow up with." ((in 263 reviews))

What are employees saying about Sephora layoffs in 2026?

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

Sephora reviews

3.7

65% would recommend to a friend

(9,596 total reviews)

Guillaume Motte

81% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.2

Senior management

Sephora has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 9,596 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sephora 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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10K reviews

1.0

Feb 7, 2019

Stay Away Toxic - About IT Divison of Sephora

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not any I can think of

Cons

This place is really bad for even moderately good technical people. This place employs worse of Indian school graduates whose only work is to please the 2 guys in IT deptt. I am and was the best of the breed engineer in any of my organization. I was given a very unfair PIP. I contested and send to HR that all 10 points in PIP were wrong. They hold that PIP and starting harassing me. I left and got really good position. I kept asking HR about point by point rebuttal I wrote of PIP and have no answer till today. Please stay away from this place. I am exploring my options to sue and talking to attorneys. HR just does the dirty laundry of management. No innovation or tech advance work here,

3.0

Oct 9, 2018

Feels like a fading star

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Well-known international brand part of LVMH. Work with exciting brands and influencers. Secure high rise office building centrally located in downtown SF. Open, airy cubicle workspaces. Work-life balance.

Cons

High level management exodus, broken processes across departments, elevated brand perception declining.

2.0

Jul 18, 2017

Sephora lost it's way

Beauty studio coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The work itself is easy and can be really fun. Sharing makeup tips and tricks with clients and cast members really makes the day fly by. Trainings are great if you're passionate about what you do. Meeting new people everyday means you're never bored. Everyone contributes to the company goals which means meeting them is slightly easier than a commission based job.

Cons

The worst thing about working at Sephora is the way upper management treats people. There are plenty of unprofessional managers in the company and they get moved around rather than let go. Those same managers go on to cause problems for good workers. There really is no "checks and balance" system the way there should be because there are so many looking out for themselves. I've seen so many great people get lost in the mix and let go because of unqualified, immature and unprofessional managers.

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