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 (162) , 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 490 reviews)); "The people you work with are great and it's so wonderful being around people with similar interests!" ((in 415 reviews)); "We receive free product once a month with training and a great discount on purchases." ((in 357 reviews)); "Great benefits and the Gratis is off the chain and the schedule is flexible" ((in 344 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 671 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 346 reviews)); "Could be long hours but that is dependent on you and how you set your schedule up." ((in 295 reviews)); "managers have tons of workload and also technology is a lot to follow up with." ((in 255 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

(9,601 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 9,601 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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4.0

Sep 25, 2011

Pretty good

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Pros

Sephora is a great way to gain knowledge about the beauty industry. It really is all about how hard you try. You won't get a ton of training, so you kind of have to teach yourself if you want to be really successful, but if you're a beauty junkie, it's a great place to be. Work/life balance for me was great, but I had a great relationship with my manager.

Cons

Retail is just a tough place to be for a life-long career because they expect so much out of you with little compensation. You will almost always have crazy hours and you deal with unappreciative customers constantly. It's a pretty good place to be if you're in retail though.

3.0

Sep 22, 2011

Decent... But Leadership could be MUCH better

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

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Pros

Fairly decent pay for non management positions especially if you have experience Lots of gratis from different brands

Cons

HOURS! If the store doesn't make budget then hours get cut. If you have monthly bills and need steady hours then this may be a problem. One week working 35 hours and the next barely 20 causes a lot of stress on cast members. Also Store Director spends more time backstage and in "one on one's" and meetings than they do on stage. Leads delegate and watch your every move but don't have to help customers when they are DIC.

3.0

Sep 22, 2011

It's ok and improving

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Entrepreneurial spirit Good performance feedback annually summer Fridays (out at 1pm) Sr Management is very respectful and open to your ideas and feedback

Cons

Career advancement program and importance on it is needed Need to place more focus and importance on people development Systems opportunity

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