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 (1862) , 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 503 reviews)); "The people you work with are great and it's so wonderful being around people with similar interests!" ((in 417 reviews)); "I also like the fact that we had a lot of training products and really great training as well." ((in 367 reviews)); "Great benefits and the Gratis is off the chain and the schedule is flexible" ((in 330 reviews)); "The gratis is great and your coworkers are really nice" ((in 287 reviews))

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

"Poor management and very bad at communicating" ((in 674 reviews)); "Horrifically low pay for working full time in one of the most expensive cities in Canada." ((in 619 reviews)); "There is no work life balance and all of my colleagues that I worked with have already left" ((in 355 reviews)); "Could be long hours but that is dependent on you and how you set your schedule up." ((in 310 reviews)); "managers have tons of workload and also technology is a lot to follow up with." ((in 254 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

(9,597 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 9,597 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

Jan 17, 2011

Sephora is a rewarding company and a great place to start a career.

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Sephora values and invests in their employees providing extensive and effective training. The greatest attributes are the opportunities to advance and the many different career choices and directions you can take within the company. Sephora also pays exceptionally well despite it being a retail job. The gratis is a GREAT perk. Lots of free products.

Cons

There aren't many downsides to working at Sephora. At times I feel underpaid for the amount of responsibilities I have, but understand that I am getting the experience and knowledge I will need in the future in my field.

3.0

Jan 17, 2011

OK for a job, not a career

Skin care expert

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Sephora employees receive extensive training on the products sold there. There are trainings in New York and San Francisco as well as in-store trainings by individual brands. At all of these trainings you receive gratis. The amount of free product you receive through Sephora is astounding!

Cons

One of the biggest problems I had with Sephora was their utter lack of concern regarding shoplifters. Sephora has a return policy that can be easily taken advantage of, basically they take anything back. No matter if you have a receipt or not, if the product is used, if the product is old, etc. you can return it. People would come in and grab product right off the shelves, steal it, then return it at another Sephora location. In fact, someone could actually witness someone steal in front of you and not do anything! Besides the shoplifting issue, Sephora management was pretty ineffective. Also the whole work-life-balance philosophy of theirs is a joke!

3.0

Jan 3, 2011

It is like any other retail job...Numbers are everything!

Sales associate

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

Will work with schedule requests customers are nice decent education program

Cons

Mgmt can be overstressed & can push down on employees Mgmt team not on same page...lots of back stabbing not enough coverage for breaks

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