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.

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3.7

65% would recommend to a friend

(9,603 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 9,603 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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5.0

Dec 4, 2012

Educational and Fun!

Lead makeup artist

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Education in beauty, even for beginners. Flexible hours. Gratis (free products).

Cons

Pay is a bit low compared to their competitors (like MAC).

3.0

Nov 29, 2012

are there advancement opportunities?

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun atmosphere with easy work. As long as you remain positive you will get good feedback from management. Products are fun to play with and helping customers can be fun and lightheartedly challenging.

Cons

In retail there can be clicks and management isn't always open to dealing with them. I'm still trying to figure out if there are advancement opportunities. I know several of my supervisors were promoted from the store level and seem happy with their jobs, I just don't know what the likelyhood of this happening to me is. There are two cast members who are very friendly and helpful toward clients but are standoffish toward new staff. I'm a 30 something year old woman who's been in the workforce a looong time so their mind games don't bother me. Younger cast members might be intimidated however.

3.0

Nov 28, 2012

Not the Worst Ever

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working around all the different beauty products and brands was fun. Sometimes reps come in from the brands and teach you about new products. You can earn gratis (free products) and a lot of times reps bring gratis when they come.

Cons

Sephora is no worse than any other retail job I suppose. (I am not at all fond of retail.)You do a lot of ringing up customers and not enough making up customers. I didn't do as much makeup as I would like and I felt like just a cashier.

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