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 decreased by 1% over the last 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 (1876) , 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 (96)

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 423 reviews)); "I also like the fact that we had a lot of training products and really great training as well." ((in 354 reviews)); "Great benefits and the Gratis is off the chain and the schedule is flexible" ((in 347 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?

"Poor management and very bad at communicating" ((in 677 reviews)); "Horrifically low pay for working full time in one of the most expensive cities in Canada." ((in 603 reviews)); "There is no work life balance and all of my colleagues that I worked with have already left" ((in 347 reviews)); "Could be long hours but that is dependent on you and how you set your schedule up." ((in 301 reviews)); "managers have tons of workload and also technology is a lot to follow up with." ((in 260 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

(9,623 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 9,623 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

5.0

Oct 6, 2014

The best work experience of my life. Sephora paid well and treated me even better. I wish I would have never left.

Color expert (makeup consultant)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

So many freebies and perks it was unbelievable. So much training and product knowledge from high end vendors. I was able to speak freely and knowledgeably about the product because I was able to try it out. I had bags and bags of product from all of the "gratis" and contests I won.

Cons

On your feet a lot, sometimes you needed to stay late due the high volume, and I hated inventory.

5.0

Oct 6, 2014

Color Consultant

Color consultanta

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I loved working for this company. We had a great team, very positive energy. We worked hard but we had a good time and I really cut my teeth as a makeup artist. LOTS of training. and LOTS of gratis as well which is also great for increasing product knowledge. Definitely a great place for a makeup artist to work at some time in their career. You also can network and meet a lot of clients for freelance work

Cons

The pay was decent, fair for my position. My main drawback is working retail hours. It doesn't matter what position you are in, if you're in a store the hours are all over the place. I didn't want to commit to a career with socially abnormal business hours. But if you're in the beauty industry, you can't really avoid that.

2.0

Oct 5, 2014

Former Color Lead

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free stuff from different brands Monthly bonuses (sometimes) Trainings Employee discount

Cons

Be advised... This company may be up there on the Forbes list but it depends in what store you work at. I worked at this company for years and went through 4 store managers, one that was fired for sexually harassing employees. Salaries are competitive but they cheat people who have worked there for years and have new people come in with higher salaries, that's not fair. They will cut your hours and your days when they don't make budget. Good luck being able to pay your bills on those weeks. But the store managers will make a bonus on your behalf. No benefits unless you are full time and they don't give those out often. Don't walk.. Run in the opposite direction!

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The best work experience of my life. Sephora paid well and treated me even better. I wish I would have never left.

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