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 489 reviews)); "The people you work with are great and it's so wonderful being around people with similar interests!" ((in 416 reviews)); "I also like the fact that we had a lot of training products and really great training as well." ((in 360 reviews)); "Great benefits and the Gratis is off the chain and the schedule is flexible" ((in 341 reviews)); "The gratis is great and your coworkers are really nice" ((in 262 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 604 reviews)); "There is no work life balance and all of my colleagues that I worked with have already left" ((in 357 reviews)); "Could be long hours but that is dependent on you and how you set your schedule up." ((in 302 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.

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3.7

65% would recommend to a friend

(9,604 total reviews)

Guillaume Motte

81% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

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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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10K reviews

4.0

Aug 30, 2012

Great bonus plan for all team members and demanding customer service

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Gratis, gratis, gratis! It is great to be part of a growing company.

Cons

The return policy is constantly abused by clients that feel entitled to luxury items that some cannot afford. This causes them to be abusive to the staff when they do not get their way, even though they keep turning over the same purchase over and over.

2.0

Aug 29, 2012

no room for growth at all

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

gratis makeup gratis makeup gratis

Cons

poor work environment and managment

1.0

Aug 22, 2012

Insulting and degrading work environment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I had made a wonderful group of co worker friends, i have done a ton of growing in the industry and enjoyed the training and product perks.

Cons

Management team is suffocating and demeaning. They treat you as if you are beneath them as a human being. Your rights and your dignity do not matter. Myself and so many others around me felt anxiety and stress on a daily basis there. There have been numerous counts of unfairness in treatment among the employees due to favoritism which seems to be unfortunately from a racist perspective. I have been bullied and shot down enough times that all i can do is find some form of justice so that it does not have to keep happening to others in the future. The concept of "cleaning house" through misery is just sick to me and without getting to know the hard working individuals that spend so much of their lives there. Its really about who you know and whos pet you are at this place. I wish my experience here could have been something to rave about..and it could have very well been but instead im happy to be free.

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