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 (1869) , 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 490 reviews)); "The people you work with are great and it's so wonderful being around people with similar interests!" ((in 412 reviews)); "We receive free product once a month with training and a great discount on purchases." ((in 363 reviews)); "Great benefits and the Gratis is off the chain and the schedule is flexible" ((in 348 reviews)); "The gratis is great and your coworkers are really nice" ((in 275 reviews))

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

"Store management is poor and too friendly amongst themselves" ((in 674 reviews)); "Horrifically low pay for working full time in one of the most expensive cities in Canada." ((in 608 reviews)); "There is no work life balance and all of my colleagues that I worked with have already left" ((in 352 reviews)); "Could be long hours but that is dependent on you and how you set your schedule up." ((in 307 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

(9,613 total reviews)

Guillaume Motte

81% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

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Sephora has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 9,613 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

3.0

Jul 30, 2013

Great learning experience--not so great upper management

Specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

the company is passionate about training their employees in every aspect of their job, from management to skincare/color basics

Cons

upper management did not seem to care about the 'little people'--their employees--The main focus was driving sales, therefore, the upper management would get frustrated by the executive mgmt DMs RVPs and this frustration would trickle down to the cast members.

4.0

Jul 25, 2013

Loved Sephora and my cast members just not the management

Product consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay is great as long as you ask for what you deserve. Great Co workers everyone helps each other. Gratis of course was awesome once a month if sent enough from companies. Training was good to weekly brand training. The customers for the most part are fun and pleasant. Seasonal hours range 30-40+ just have open availability and you'll get the hours.

Cons

Not many hours outside of holiday season. Went from 40 to 25 after xmas. 25-15 after the new year due to poor management (beauty manager and operations) decide to stay up stairs most the shift and have favorites if you don't brown nose them. make sure your getting paid adequately to your position. I was helping/training to be operations and was still getting paid product consultant pay till I spoke up.

3.0

Jul 24, 2013

Things are changing!

Store director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great values-based company which feels like a "family". Everyone seems to know each other, and there is always a sense of teamwork.

Cons

Company is changing the way it operates and becoming far too focused on sales, conversion, and the bottom line.

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