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 (1872) , 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 489 reviews)); "The people you work with are great and it's so wonderful being around people with similar interests!" ((in 416 reviews)); "We receive free product once a month with training and a great discount on purchases." ((in 359 reviews)); "Great benefits and the Gratis is off the chain and the schedule is flexible" ((in 340 reviews)); "The gratis is great and your coworkers are really nice" ((in 279 reviews))

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

"Store management is poor and too friendly amongst themselves" ((in 688 reviews)); "Horrifically low pay for working full time in one of the most expensive cities in Canada." ((in 612 reviews)); "There is no work life balance and all of my colleagues that I worked with have already left" ((in 343 reviews)); "Could be long hours but that is dependent on you and how you set your schedule up." ((in 300 reviews)); "managers have tons of workload and also technology is a lot to follow up with." ((in 256 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

(9,614 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 9,614 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

Apr 24, 2014

I absolutely loved working for this company more than other cosmetic retailers I worked with before.

Product consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The training is excellent, I met wonderful beauty educators, received a fair salary and gratis. I had a wonderful beauty team with a leader that was fair and consistent. I appreciated Sephora's dedication to learning from is employees but also teaching its employees as well.

Cons

The work schedule could be challenging because we were a new store. The costumes that employees must wear could be a bit uncomfortable under the intense hot lights of the store. This however, surely isn't a problem in every store.

4.0

Apr 22, 2014

Sephora is a good job to start out with, harder to move up in smaller locations (jcpenny)

Product consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

some light training, getting to learn about brands, being around beauty products all day, free gratis.

Cons

harder to move up in smaller locations, one of the lowest paid makeup jobs, retail job so being a freelance makeup artist is almost impossible since you need to be available nights/ weekends.

4.0

Apr 20, 2014

Tired feet, but never ending education and experience

Beauty advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Team player atmosphere, the funky music, the GRATIS!, the education and daily doses, work life balance - they will allow requests for days off even on a weekend if there are no big events going on. NO Commission so NO cattiness, at least not at my location. We work as a team and strive to achieve goals so that we all get bonuses.

Cons

Very tiring, it's still retail, so wear comfortable shoes, never heels they are not allowed anyway, the uniforms "costumes" are these ugly tent dresses that are so unflattering. You can wear slacks and a button down shirt, always in black.

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I absolutely loved working for this company more than other cosmetic retailers I worked with before.

Sephora is a good job to start out with, harder to move up in smaller locations (jcpenny)

Tired feet, but never ending education and experience

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