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 (1863) , Sales Associate (347) , Cashier (327) , Color Consultant (277) , Manager (163) , 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 496 reviews)); "The people you work with are great and it's so wonderful being around people with similar interests!" ((in 421 reviews)); "We receive free product once a month with training and a great discount on purchases." ((in 347 reviews)); "Great benefits and the Gratis is off the chain and the schedule is flexible" ((in 337 reviews)); "The gratis is great and your coworkers are really nice" ((in 277 reviews))

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

"Store management is poor and too friendly amongst themselves" ((in 683 reviews)); "Horrifically low pay for working full time in one of the most expensive cities in Canada." ((in 600 reviews)); "No work life balance and you have to be fake and "bubbly" if you want to be promoted to anything" ((in 356 reviews)); "Could be long hours but that is dependent on you and how you set your schedule up." ((in 299 reviews)); "managers have tons of workload and also technology is a lot to follow up with." ((in 257 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

(9,604 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 9,604 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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Reviews by job title

10K reviews

2.0

Aug 8, 2017

Bad Leadership

Color specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, Medical, Gratis, Education, Technology

Cons

The Sephora I worked at was a Nightmare, the Exempt Management is a Joke to sat the least. They are Racist, and only promote the people who are thier friends. Or thier Clique I should say. Very Unprofessional group of women, gratis goes missing as well. No point in going there if you want to move up the ladder, they will take thier best performers and make very petty comments and make you hate sephora, I also speak for the 7 people who left for the same reasons I did...don't bother trying to report any of it.....they just find more ways to make u miserable since they are. If loss prevention would watch it's cameras it would see the exempt team abuses time by standing around and gossiping about employees all day. Wake up Human Resources....someone needs to investigate the Managers at MOL.

3.0

Aug 6, 2017

don't look for a career here.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

amazing people, the company culture is great, you will learn a lot working there and it's a great place to start your career in the beauty industry (or as a part time job to supplement your income).

Cons

employees are paid well below industry standard and made to feel grateful for even that ("because we appreciate you so much here's a nine cent raise for the year"). management is a mess and they think by replacing all of their employees their issues will stop...then act surprised when the new group of people get just as disgruntled as the ones who just left--the issue isn't who you hire, it's how you treat them. very little room for growth within the company and they love to make false promises. they expect full time employees to give their entire lives to the company for very little in return.

1.0

Oct 28, 2016

Worst job

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Gratis and employee discount Sometimes you get brand training Uniforms were not the ugliest I've ever had

Cons

Horrible management Loss prevention was a major pain in the neck Management trust clients over employees Gratis for cashiers is just leftovers Zero work life balance Cashiers are treated like dirt

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